Fourth annual AID Color Burst 5K Fun Run & Roll a success
The Association for Individual Development hosted a "Color Burst 5K Fun Run & Roll" Friday, June 7, to raise funds for programs and services benefiting more than 5,500 children and adults with developmental disabilities, mental illness and special needs.
Participants were showered with colorful dust as they made their way across a 3-mile course, with the top 3 male and top 3 female participants receiving special prizes.
This event was made possible with the help of 75 volunteers and multiple corporate, individual and family sponsors, including: Eby-Brown, First Alert, Hollywood Casino (Aurora), Waubonsee Community College, Weldstar, Lauderdale Electric, Elgin State Bank, Assurance Agency, Kane County Cougars, Dairy Queen of South Elgin and more.
AID has provided services to individuals with disabilities in the Fox Valley area for 58 years. AID is truly blessed to have made so many friends and partnered with so many supporters along the way. The demand for services far outweighs the current resources, and AID must turn to the private sector to preserve and enhance vital services.
The next big AID fundraiser will be the annual benefit auction Thursday, Oct. 10, at the historic Fishermen's Inn in Elburn.
To learn more about AID or to make an auction donation, visit www.aidcares.org.
Since 1961, the Association for Individual Development has served individuals with developmental, intellectual, physical and/or mental health challenges; those who have suffered a trauma; and those at risk.
Vital life-enriching services that promote the highest level of independence and community immersion include: autism programs; permanent supportive housing; in-home support; developmental and vocational training; job placement and on-the-job coaching services; crisis intervention; victims services; mental health treatment; behavioral intervention; health and wellness; community education; and advocacy.
Operating in the greater Fox Valley area and other West suburban counties, AID is a leading provider of services that address the unique needs of individuals throughout every stage of their lives.
Serving more than 5,500 children and adults, AID operates community day centers in Elgin, Aurora, Batavia and Yorkville; mental health outpatient clinics throughout the Fox Valley; supports more than 500 individuals living in their own apartments; and more than 200 individuals in group homes scattered throughout the greater Fox Valley.
AID also administers the Ride in Kane paratransit program in partnership with RTA, Pace, Kane County, and local municipalities and social service agencies.
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