Poem for "A Very Special Walk" 2024, signature fundraising programme of Autism Resource Centre (Singapore)

Almost every year we have "A Very Special Walk
Where we put on our socks
Walk or run from from block to block
No competition no need to watch the clock
All just for a common cause

In 2020 came the COVID-19 panademic
Causing nationwide panic
For some it was even traumatic
With social distancing rules so rigid
A fundraising event like this no longer could be so systematic 
But undeterred, we switched to virtual  challenges no less authentic 
With everyone's creativity we became more dramatic
Not more timid
Everyone could participate in a virtual challenge, from running or swimming for the athletic
To dancing for the kinaesthetic
To sports for those with muscles kinetic
To intellectual feats for those with skills like drawing, language or mathematics 
Each challenge was organic
Completed with unique tactics
Some even majestic
 COVID-19 crisis did not pull us apart, we became more synergic
For donations we continued to solicit
All in all, the results were fantastic

The pandemic is over, it is now endemic
So this 20th July 2024  join us at the carnival 
The food and drinks stalls so palatable
Or play the games, show you are unbeatable 

This time we celebrate Pathlight School's 20th Anniversary 
A school for autistic children on a life journey  
As autistics living in a world uncertainty 
Growing up with many challenges externally 
Sometimes meeting unaccepting people who sadly turned into adversaries
Who are quick to judge different behaviours even the ones involuntary
With a structured tailored environment Pathlight enables their development to start early 
Not just academics but also daily living skills like doing groceries
With adequate support many make it to Polytechnic, Junior College and/or University 
And enter the workforce contributing economically
Proving their value commercially 
Contributing to their family with earned money
Through bonuses and salaries


So, join us at the carnival, eat, shop, drink tea
Watch performances and sing along with the melody 
We must continuously impart the message to autistic kids and adults that they are WORTHY





  





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