明日之光Open Arms團隊為自閉症奔走

2020年11月至今，美中下一代基金會明日之光公益獎平台已經成立近兩年並得到華人社區的積極響應和廣泛支持。平台的職責之一是傳播各個團隊的事迹和經驗，共大家學習，交流和參考。Open Arms團隊最近參加了非常有意義的為自閉症募捐的健行活動，並將他們的體驗寫出來，和大家分享。

Open Arms at Autism Speaks Atlanta Walk

by Alexis Liu

為自閉症奔走 – Open Arms 的Autism Speaks 亞特蘭大健行活動 

Along with many other groups and organizations, the volunteers and parents of Open Arms walked for Autism Speaks on the first of October, 2022. 

2022 年 10 月 1 日，Open Arms 的志願者和家長與許多其他團體和組織一起參加了Autism Speaks Organization 組織的亞特蘭大健行活動。

A nonprofit organization created by and composed of middle and highschoolers, Open Arms has been working towards raising awareness and advocacy for special needs kids since its creation. We’ve been grasping every opportunity to further our development and achieve our goals, and joining Autism Speaks to walk for awareness was the perfect action. 

Open Arms 是一個由高中生和初中生創建的非營利組織，自成立以來一直致力於為對有特殊需求的孩子提供服務， 並提高人們對有特殊需求的人群的認識和了解。 我們一直在抓住每一個機會來進一步發展和實現我們的目標，加入 Autism Speaks 為自閉症而健行就是我們的行動之一。

Located in the Battery, Atlanta, the walk lasted from around 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Located amongst stalls, advertisements, and people, we walked with signs and themed pom-poms. Not only did many of our volunteers join, some of the autistic children we work with frequently did as well!

健行活動在亞特蘭大Battery Park 舉行，從上午 9:00 報到持續到上午 11:30。 位於攤位、廣告和人群之間，人們帶著各種宣傳標誌和主題絨球行走著。 不僅我們的許多志願者加入了，我們經常與之合作的一些自閉症兒童也加入了！

We walked with everyone else for a while, cheering and chanting. Some of our volunteers also took some time to peruse the many stalls around us, and experienced a lot. 

我們和其他人一起健行，彼此交流。 我們的一些志願者也花了一些時間細讀了我們周圍的許多攤位，對自閉症的世界了解更多。

Our volunteers and kids both had a great time, and we hope to have made an impact! In the event this happens again, and anyone else wants to join, you can check out autismspeaks.com, or the official Open Arms website openarms2021.org. We hope to see you there!

我們的志願者和孩子們都很享受這個活動。我們希望我們的健行能幫助Autism Speaks為自閉症提供更多的服務！ 如果將來任何其他人想加入這項活動，您可以查看 autismspeaks.com 或 Open Arms 官方網站 openarmsforkids.org。 我們希望明年看到你和我們一起在那裡！