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2022 Hearts & Hands Wrap Up News!

Community Autism Resources offers our most HEARTFELT THANKS to all of the businesses & individuals who supported the days events and to all who came out to join us! The money that you have worked so hard to raise, will support the wide variety of services we provide to all those within our region!

As you may know, we hosted our 18th Annual Hearts & Hands Walk/5K Run for Autism and Family Fun Day on Saturday, April 30th. This event is our SIGNATURE fundraiser! We depend on our annual Walk/5K to raise funds to continue to provide the FREE and vital services & supports to children, teens, adults and their families, as they face the everyday challenges of living with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

During what has been an incredibly different and challenging few years for all of us, we are so grateful to have been able to host this event in person this year! The support we received from all of you was nothing short of amazing! We couldn't have asked for better weather or better company to spend the day with! Please know how grateful we are for your participation, support and generous donations, We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did!

Our Top 10 Fundraising Teams

  1. Ben's Puzzle Pieces | $6,030
  2. Scott's Tot's/DR United | $3,220
  3. Team GAP | $2,565
  4. Team Benny's Blue Stroller | $2,150
  5. Team Ben | $1,755
  6. Children Making Strides | $1,605
  7. Positive Synergy | $1,600
  8. Loving Leo | $1,230
  9. Team Ezra | $1,185
  10. J.J.'s Hope & Friends | $1,015

Donations and Matching Gifts are Still Coming in!!

Our 2022 Volunteer & Business Person of the Year Awards go to ...

Volunteer of the Year - Sharon Raposa

 

Business Person of the Year - WSAR's Hector "Happy Hec" Gauthier

 

We could not be more excited to honor both of these amazing people this year! Many thanks to you both for all you do for us! We are so grateful for your support and your friendship!

Walk After Dark for Autistic Adults

We hosted our very 1st "Walk After Dark" following our annual walk/5K and family fun day. This was an event for autistic adults to hang out, socialize and have some FUN! We played games, listened to music, ate dinner and snacks, won some great raffles and just had a blast together!

This event was such a great success! Thank you to everyone who came out and spent their evening with us! We can't wait to do it again!

Special Thanks

  • The Town of Raynham Board of Selectmen, for voting unanimously, allowing us to relocate our event in their beautiful town!
  • The Raynham Police & Fire Department for keeping our participants and courses safe!
  • The American Legion Post 405, for their generosity, support and for allowing us to hold our event on their grounds!
  • Piezoni's, for their generosity and continued support providing us with lunch for today's event!
  • Stop & Shop Somerset for their continued support and generously providing us with fresh fruit for the day!
  • Aroma Joe's of Swansea, for their continued support and generous coffee donation!
  • KM Photography, for donating their time and talent to capture the day for us!
  • Tony Medeiros Entertainment, for your generosity and the never ending laughs and smiles you bring to our event each and every year!
  • HitRewind, for their generous support and talents, providing us with live music and keeping us moving all day!

5K RACE RESULTS

Congratulations to Deb McNulty for placing overall female & Benjamin McMenamin for placing overall male! 

Photo Apr 30, 3 18 22 AM
  1. Benjamin McMenamin - M - 2 - 23:53
  2. Brian McMenamin - M - 37 - 23:54
  3. Matt Podratyz - M - 31 - 24:01
  4. Deb McNulty - F - 52 - 24:18
  5. Sandra Beaton - F - 42 - 24:38
  6. Brian Kingman - M - 55 - 27:07
  7. Abby McNulty - F - 22 - 28:31
  8. Stephanie Coplon - F - 45 - 29:17
  9. Stephen Gauthier - M - 35 - 29:28
  10. Taila jade Whitford - F - 32 - 34:55
  11. Nicole Piona - F - 41 - 34:58
  12. Courtney Cunha -F - 30 - 35:21
  13. Samantha Pacheco - F - 28 - 35:29
  14. Amanda Salazar - F - 29 - 39.15

Medal Winners (Top 3 in each age group):

0-19

  1. Benjamin McMenamin - 23:53

20-29

  1. Abby McNulty - 28:31
  2. Samantha Pacheco - 35:29
  3. Amanda Salazar - 39:15

30-39

  1. Brian McMenamin - 23:54
  2. Matt Podratyz - 24:01
  3. Stephen Gauthier - 29:28

40-49

  1. Sandra Beaton - 24:38
  2. Stephanie Coplon - 29:17
  3. Nicole Piona - 34:58

50-59

  1. Deb McNulty - 24:18
  2. Brian Kingman - 27:07

Our Amazing Team of Volunteers

Our most sincere thanks to the event volunteers! Thank you for your time, support, hard work and dedication! We could not host this event without you! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Jess Andrade, Jeff Blanchette, Kate Dansereau, Matt Dansereau, Olivia Dansereau, Lori DeCrescenzo, Jenny Dinkins, Barbara Domingue, Bob Domingue, Nick Domingue, Bobby Fox. Mary Fox, Mary Hadley, Sandy Holmes, Alex Lilly, Dotty Lynch, Janice Lynch, Jeremiah Lynch, Charlene Medeiros, Crystal Medeiros, Henry Medeiros, Tony Medeiros, Barbara Nogueira, David Nordstrom, Keith Palmer, Ren Perry, Jennifer Peters, Amato Polselli, Chris Polselli, David Polselli, Debra Polselli, Dennis Polselli, Karlene Polselli, Julia Quintin, Robin Quintin, Brooke Rainville, Bob Randall, Jan Randall, Nick Richard, Gil Sanchez, Justin Sousa, Shannon Sousa, Kim Souza, Bethany Vanasse, Tony Vitorino, Sarah Walken

We Thank and Honor our Sponsors

Funds raised through the Hearts & Hands Walk/5K Run for Autism, stay right here in YOUR communities, where Community Autism Resources is proud to provide FREE services to children, teens and adults with ASD and their families!

This event would not be possible without the generosity and support of our sponsors!

2022 Diamond Heart Sponsors

Positive Synergy Logo

2022 Golden Heart Sponsors

Maxwell's Squad Logo

2022 Silver Heart Sponsors

Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant Logo
Aroma Joe's Logo
New England ABA Logo
Epoxy Floors by Above the Board Logo
Hit Rewind Logo
The Southcoast Autism Center Logo