Life Skills & Seven Local Organizations To Raise Money & Awareness for People with Developmental Disabilities

Life Skills is excited to announce that they will partner with seven other organizations for the 8^th Annual Walk Run ‘n Roll for People with Developmental Disabilities. These eight local non-profit organizations will join forces to raise money and awareness for people with developmental disabilities in St. Louis and St. Charles. Life Skills is proud to team up with Community Living, Emmaus Homes, Giant Steps, Pathways to Independence, Rainbow Village, St. Louis Arc and United Services. Together these eight organizations have nearly 400 combined years of experience and serve more than 6,900 people with developmental disabilities from infancy to advanced years. As a whole, these agencies employ more than 2,000 Missourians and inspire more than 4,000 people to volunteer every year.

The 8^th Annual Walk Run ‘n Roll will be held on Saturday, May 5^th from 9am to 1pm in Creve Coeur Park at the Tremayne Shelter.

“We believe that by joining together, we can create more awareness about people with developmental disabilities and their contributions to our community,” said Wendy Sullivan, president of Life Skills.

Corporate teams, families and individuals are invited to walk, run or roll (i.e. wheelchairs, strollers, wagons and skates) for pledged donations. This year’s goal is to raise $217,000 to help people with developmental disabilities throughout the St. Louis and St. Charles communities.

The 8^th Annual Walk Run ‘n Roll will feature an array of family-friendly activities including live music, a doggie depot and face painting. Participants and supporters will also enjoy a Resource & Health Fair where they can learn about area businesses that offer services for people with developmental disabilities.

Visit WalkRunNRoll.org for more information and to register for the 8^th Annual Walk Run ‘n Roll.

Life Skills began in 1964 with a handful of parents of children with developmental disabilities who dreamed of an accepting community, greater independence and a bright future for their loved ones. Today, Life Skills is working to realize that dream. Every year, services offered by Life Skills help more than 1,400 adults and teens with developmental disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome find meaningful work and live in a home of their own. Not only are our clients changed by their experiences, but communities are enriched and the values, beliefs and lives of those they touch are transformed. For more information, visit lifeskills-stl.org.