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WALK NOW FOR AUTISM

I’m one of the organizers for the upcoming Nantucket Walk Now for Autism to take place on Saturday, August 25th, beginning and ending at Jetties Beach. The walk will take about 30 minutes - check in time is 8:30 am, and the walk begins at 9:30. I’ll be walking and photographing.

Autism Speaks was founded by Nantucket summer residents Bob and Suazanne Wright. With over 1.5 million people in this country currently affected by autism in what is widely considered an epidemic of unknown causes, funds raised at this walk and others like it around the country will benefit autism research, and provide Nantucket with information and resources about autism. Every 20 minutes, a child is diagnosed with autism, a lifelong neurological disease that severly impairs the ability to communicate, respond to surroundings, and relate to others. 1 in 150 children in this country have the disease, more prevalent than childhood diabetes, cancer and AIDS combined.

Many of your friends and neighbors have already signed up for the Walk, and I hope you will join them and me on that day. There are already 100 people registered, with 30 teams. I would like to see at least 500 walkers that morning.

I’ve formed a team called “Team Gene”, and I hope you will join my team, whether you’re able to walk with us that day or not, and you can donate as much or as little as you wish.

Join Team Gene at www.autismwalk.org/nantucket.

1. Click “Join a Team”
2. Next to “Team Name”, type “Team Gene”, and click “Search for a Team”
3. One record will show, click “Join”, and you’re on the way.

You can also enter the raffle. One lucky winner will receive the following: U.S. Tennis Open Experience for Two (2) Tuesday, September 4, 2007, USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, NY: The Experience will include the following: Private charter flight from ACK to NY via TradeWinds airlines on the morning of 9/4/20007: Round Trip car service from the NY airport to the stadium. Two (2) front row, middle court seats at Arthur Ashe Stadium (afternoon matches): VIP Passes to the Stadium Club for two (2): Private charter flight from NY to ACK via TradeWinds airlines the evening of 9/4/2007. Winner drawn at Walk Now for Autism at Jetties Beach. Winner need not be present. Ticket are $10, and can be purchased at the table in front of Congdon and Coleman Insurance from 9 to noon, and 3 to 5 at the Toy Boat.

Every once in awhile, the planets align and all the right people show up at the same place, and the result is a magical night you’ll not forget. Such was the night of Saturday, August 4, at The Summer House. Good friends, a fun group of people we didn’t know, a beautiful and quintessentially Nantucket restaurant, and a few celebrities thrown in the spice it up. Steven Tyler had dinner with some friends, then stopped out front on his way to the Chicken Box to say hi to Peter and Danielle and Donna (pictured). Katie Couric first served her table of friends a tray of shooters (pictured), then joined Jamie at the piano for the better part of two sets. And all sang and danced into the night.

For more photos, go to the Mahon About Town Photo Pages.

The Lighthouse School Casino Royale Benefit took place on Saturday night, July 7 aboard the Nantucket Lightship, with food by A Taste of Nantucket, dancing to the Sultans of Swing (with a little help from John Krebs), and games of chance.

If you see someone you know in any of these photos, please forward the newsletter to them, and encourage them to subscribe. Go to the very end of the newsletter and click the “Forward email” link.

For more photos, go to the Mahon About Town Photo Pages.

Please note that all photographs of this event were taken by Kris Kinsley and Pat Hancock.

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