TreeHouse Marathon runner comes to Parliament for World Autism Awareness Day

11.34.00am UTC (GMT +0000) Thu 3rd Apr 2008

Local Resident Gavin Berman yesterday took his warm up for the London Marathon for TreeHouse to Parliament to mark World Autism Awareness Day. Backing his bid to raise money for the local school that offers specialised education for children with autism was Lynne Featherstone MP.

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Gavin Berman comments:

"I am so pleased to be running the marathon for TreeHouse. Paying a visit to the school recently really inspired me to try and raise as much money as possible so that all the staff can continue their fantastic work. The London Marathon is such a fantastic experience and with the hard training now behind me I can't wait to get onto the start line."

Lynne Featherstone adds:

"What Gavin is doing is brilliant. TreeHouse is so very important for young people with autism in Haringey and beyond. I am especially excited to support Treehouse on this, the very first World Autism Awareness day, intended to raise awareness of autism, and celebrate the talent of people with autism."