Our 2nd Annual Arms Around Autism event went off fabulously last weekend despite a lack of cooperation from the weather. With forecasts of rain right up until the day of, the clouds and rain did stay away briefly so that we could hold our event in the parking lot as planned. Although it was a bit chilly, we abbreviated our program a bit and held our follow-up activities inside our facility.  Plus we had great music as heard on the video along with DJ services provided from Musical Edge.
The event was well attended as our video shows. Not only did our sponsors do a great job, but state legislators Todd Schlekeway, Manny Steele and Jacqueline Sly also were in attendance to show their support. We were blessed to have them and all of our friends and family as well. You can view our photo gallery of the event HERE as well as the video below.  In addition, KDLT came out and featured a story on their news that night.
The feature performance was by Amy Dresch, accompanied by Blitz Maximus.  Amy’s song, “You’re Not Alone,” was written for her son who has autism.  Her performance was electrified by the energy of Blitz Maximus, a Christian hip hop rapper who jumped off the stage and rallied the crowd.
If you were able to attend, tell us what you thought of the event in our comments section!