Thank You, Thank You, Thank You from the Kilbride Family Classic 5k Run and Walk for Autism

High temperatures and humidity didn’t affect the turnout at this year’s Kilbride Family Classic 5k Run and Walk for Autism on Sunday, June 17, at Cobb Park in Kankakee. We had our best year ever with 235 runners, 250 walkers, and 65 children under age 8. Importantly, we had our best year ever in terms of donations. With the support of our community, we raised more than $10,000 for research, education, public awareness, and advocacy for individuals who have autism and for their families. These funds will be donated to the local chapter of the Autism Society of American and to Cure Autism Now Foundation/Autism Speaks. Autism is a neurobiological condition that impedes an individual’s ability to communicate and to interact with others. It affects each person differently and to varying degrees of severity. Today, one out of every 150 children is diagnosed with autism. In other words, every 20 minutes, a family learns that their child has this disorder. 

Our grandson, Scott Range, has autism. As a family, we are dedicated to supporting area and national organizations in their efforts to find a cure for autism and to help families.

 We are ever grateful for the support that we receive each year from the local business community, families, friends, and athletes. It is with heartfelt appreciation that we embrace your generosity. We would like to extend a special “thank you” to the following sponsors. 

Adcraft Printers
Allers Aluminium Products
All-Star Management
Bennett Commercial LLC
Blue’s Café
Bourbonnais School District #53
Brown & Brown Chevrolet Hyundai
Byrne Photography
Clancy-Gernon Funeral Homes
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Digestive Diseases Consultants of Kankakee
Don Green, Mayor
Fisher-Swale Eye Center
Friends for Lisa Dugan, State Rep.
George Ryan Jr. Insurance Group
Girard Electric Inc.
Glade Plumbing and Heating
Harry and Jaymie Simmon
Heritage Development & Construction Inc.
Hoffman Chiropractic
Holohan Heating & Sheet Metal Inc.

Homestar Bank
John Panozzo Produce Co.

Kankakee Area YMCA

Kankakee Motor Speedway

Kankakee River Valley Chamber of Commerce
Kankakee South KOA

Key Printing

Mancino’s Pizza & Grinders

McDonald’s

Mike’s Corner Shell
Monical’s Pizzanjr Marketing Enterprises

Nugent Real Estate

Papa Johns
Piggush-Simoneau Inc.

Provena St. Mary’s Hospital

Rhapsody Cove at Rock Creek
Riverside Community Credit Union
Riverside Medical Center

Riverview Historic District

Shamrock Golf Course

Sign Here

SDP Group

T D Pete’s

Tanner’s Collision Center

Taylor Chrysler Plymouth Dodge

The Daily Journal

The Herald/Country Market
Tyson Engineering Inc.

Wendy’s

WIVR and WVLI

On behalf of our grandson and the entire Kilbride family, thank you one and all. Together, we will find a cure for autism. Gerry and Judy Kilbride Directors Kilbride Family Classic 5k Run and Walk * Winners of the Chicago Bulls tickets: Harry and Jaymie Simmon and Mayor Don Green