Get in high gear for the Third Annual Rides & Rods Scavenger Run benefiting Autism Speaks. This year’s event will hit the streets on Saturday, Aug. 28. Weather date is Aug. 29.
Hot rods and motorcycles will take off from Denver’s Hotel VQ (just north of INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium) between 8 – 10 a.m. There will be clues to three stops covering Wheat Ridge/Arvada, Evergreen and Idaho Springs before reaching historic Central City for the after party. Participants will fill up on food, stock up at vendors and boogie down to live bands on Main Street.
If you don’t have a hot rod or motorcycle, you can join all the action in Central City. Families are welcome and there will be activities for all ages.
Pricing: $20/single, $25/double, $5/each additional participant, and $5 for just the After Party in Central City (bounce house, bands, entrance, etc.) ALL PROCEEDS benefit Autism Speaks.
“The rising number of children being diagnosed with autism is staggering,” said Central City Mayor Ron Slinger. “Central City is just so glad to be able to help in a small way by providing a location and entertainment for riders to have some fun and celebrate their incredible efforts to fight this disorder.”
The Rides & Rods Scavenger Run for Autism Speaks has family friendly activities at each of the top secret run stops. So bring the family out to show appreciation toward the riders and rod enthusiasts for their support of our 3rd annual fundraising event. Photos courtesy of Mikayla Houser.
Less than a month after the 2009 Rides & Rods Scavenger Run, a national report published by Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, announced the rate of autism jumped from 1 in every 150 children to 1 in every 110.
Here are more statistics about autism’s increase:
• 1 in 70 boys are on the autism spectrum.
• A new case is diagnosed every 20 minutes.
• There is still no medical detection or cure.
With numbers like these, it’s no doubt you know a neighbor, relative or classmate with autism. Scavenger Run Chair Mikayla Houser knows autism’s numbers are too big to ignore.
“We need volunteers who want to help our good cause and have a good time while doing it,” she said. “If you’re a business with a product or service targeting hot rods and motorcycles, we want you as a partner.”
Make a difference in Colorado’s autism community. To volunteer or partner for the 2010 Rides & Rods Scavenger Run benefiting Autism Speaks, visit www.ridesandrodsweekend.com.
