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“Piglet and I are looking forward to celebrating kids with learning differences, and their parents, at the Smart Walk on October 3rd! We can’t wait to share a little positive Piglet Mindset™ with everyone after the walk” Dr. Melissa Shapiro

NORWALK, Conn. (PRWEB)
August 18, 2021

Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities, a Norwalk, CT-based nonprofit organization, announces its third annual Smart Walk for Smart Kids on Sunday, October 3rd at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, CT. The event is a community gathering bringing together families, friends, supporters and professionals while raising funds for the organization’s educational and youth mentoring programs, parent networking support, pre-school literacy program, and extensive, award-winning digital resources for families.

Local author Melissa Shapiro, DVM of Westport, CT, will appear with her inspiring deaf, blind, and very pink puppy, Piglet. Robert Tudisco, a nationally known disability rights attorney with Barger & Gaines, author, and motivational speaker, will lead the walk’s opening ceremony. Tudisco will discuss the promising future these young people can look forward to, and the importance of their parents serving as their champions and advocates. There will be an inspirational talk by a student speaker and students from Norwalk’s Crystal Theatre, a performing arts program for young people, will perform.

The afternoon will celebrate the strengths and talents of young people with learning disabilities and ADHD, and empower parents and children, in addition to rejecting the stigma that still attaches to these issues. Children attending the event will enjoy games, crafts, face painting, a photo booth, refreshments, and an ice-cream truck. Families, individuals and teams are invited to walk the 2-mile scenic route along the CT shore at their own pace. The Walk will take place rain or shine, and provides an opportunity for the members of a community that includes as many as one in five children, as well as adults and professionals to come together to celebrate these children’s potential. As one participant in the 2019 Walk commented, “It gave everyone touched by LD or ADHD such a sense of home and community.”

Registration for the Walk is $15 per person, with a maximum of $50 per family, and includes a t-shirt in addition to one free ice cream for each child 16 or younger. Families are welcome to sign up and set up their own web page, or to donate to support the organization’s work at

https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=skwld&id=27

About Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities

Founded in 2000 by Norwalk resident Jane Ross, executive director, Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities provides vital support to families, professionals and educators in Connecticut, Westchester, and throughout the country. Its mission is to help children with learning and attention differences reach their full potential by inspiring, educating and empowering parents to help their children succeed. SKLD helps parents realize their children’s significant gifts and talents, and shows that with their love, guidance, and the right support, their children can live happy and productive lives. The organization provides an award-winning website and blog, free e-newsletter, and educational programs and support so parents can become effective advocates for their children. For more information, visit http://www.smartkidswithld.org

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