Check out highlights of the Philadelphia Eagles 2018 Autism Challenge
The third weekend in May was kicked off in Philly with the inaugural Philadelphia Eagles autism challenge.
Seeing successful people take time out of their schedule to help someone else out will never get old. Ladies and gentlemen, the Philadelphia Eagles have given their fans yet another reason to love them. This time, they didn’t put on football helmets. Some of them actually strapped on bicycle helmets as they participated in a one-day bike ride and family-friendly 5K run/walk.
The cause? This was the inaugural Eagles autism challenge, spearheaded by the team’s Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie. The intent is to to assist in making generational advances in research and awareness and to, eventually, defeat an affliction that impacts one in every 15 children.
Philly finds success yet again.
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Autism, a developmental disorder that impairs communication and social interaction, is incurable. There are over 200,000 known cases per calendar year. Though we, as a country, may never be able to defeat autism entirely, we’ve found out, over time, that treatment can help.
On Friday, May 18th, a party was held at Lincoln Financial Field. That was followed by 3,300 participants gathering the following Saturday at 7 AM to battle the rain and ride either 15 miles, 30 miles, or 50 miles. Others took the 5K run/walk. There were different paths, but every participant had the same goal in mind.
Check out some of the highlights:
The Eagles cheerleaders were out in full force.
Ready for the #EaglesAutismChallenge! We’ll see you all at the finish line. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/BML8gAjkDh
— Eagles Cheerleaders (@EaglesCheer) May 19, 2018
So was Philly legend Howard Eskin.
Top fundraiser @howardeskin checking in at #EaglesAutismChallenge 🚲 pic.twitter.com/V68LrLL5qQ
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 19, 2018
Here are more highlights from Eagles Insider Dave Spadaro and the Eagles themselves:
And they’re off! The bikers begin the Wawa Shortie 30-mile ride, the second leg in the Inaugural Eagles Autism Challenge, with more than 3,300 participants taking part in the ride/run/walk. pic.twitter.com/I1Em52cuB1
— Dave Spadaro (@EaglesInsider) May 19, 2018
Keep going, Coach!#EaglesAutismChallenge pic.twitter.com/SR4aXy49cz
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 19, 2018
"I know we will look back on 2018 as not just the year we won the Super Bowl, but as the year we began to change the world for those living with autism." Chairman & CEO Jeffrey Lurie #EaglesAutismChallenge pic.twitter.com/8Udhs2cI5Z
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 19, 2018
We at ITI have mentioned this once or twice, but we’ll say it again. Eagles fans are the most loyal and passionate fans on Planet Earth. Still, something about this team makes being a fan easy.
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These Eagles are very likeable guys who we’d probably like if they were doing something else. This current crop of Philadelphia Eagles are very easy to cheer for. Seeing things like this make that very easy to say.