Above / For many years, Step Up for Little Friends was held along the Naperville Riverwalk. For 2021, the popular event will move to St. James Farm in Warrenville. (PN File Photo 2012)
Step Up for Little Friends will be held at beautiful St. James Farm in Warrenville on Sunday morning, Oct. 17, 2021. The return of Step Up will kick off at 9:30AM, bringing together teams from the Little Friends community for a family-friendly morning to support the organization’s mission.
Proceeds from this walk will benefit programs that provide more than 900 children and adults with diagnostics, therapies, education, counseling, housing, and vocational training.
Organizers at Little Friends are enthusiastic about re-introducing this event after hearing from many individuals who have participated in the past. Folks say they again want to “step up” in advocating for the agency as ambassadors who believe in the Little Friends’ mission.
“This is a special day for us as we bring everybody together to build awareness about our agency’s mission. We anticipate a great turnout and St. James Farm is the perfect, new setting for our annual event,” said Little Friends Vice President of Agency Advancement, Jason Altenbern, adding that other festivities are being planned for the students leading up to the day of the walk.
Registration information is available at www.littlefriendsinc.org/step-up-for-little-friends.
After participants register to Step Up, they can create a personal fundraising page or build a team and invite others to help increase resources for children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.
Little Friends since 1965
Founded in 1965, Little Friends is human services agency operating schools, vocational training programs, community-based residential opportunities, respite family services, and the Little Friends Center for Autism, a valued resource for diagnosis, comprehensive evaluations, therapies, and training for parents and professionals.
The mission of Little Friends is to empower people of all ages experiencing autism, intellectual and emotional disabilities, and their families, to live, learn, work, and thrive in their communities.
For more information, visit www.littlefriendsinc.org.
