Last Chance: Shine a Blue Light on Autism

World Autism Awareness Day is today. To celebrate, light up your home or office in blue to help shine a light on autism.

Join iconic landmarks around the world as they Light It Up Blue to help raise awareness about the developmental disorder that affects the brain's normal development of social and communication skills.

In its third year, Light It Up Blue local participants include … (add local participants from list below)

Why not add your front porch to the list. Home Depot sells 25-watt blue light bulbs for $1.99 each and will donate $1 for each purchase to Autism Speaks, a nationally based science and advocacy organization.

Below are the participants that will have blue lights tonight:

• Blast furnaces at SteelStacks   
• Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
• St. Luke's Hospital
• Lehigh Valley Hospital
• Sam Adams Brewery in Fogelsville
• Just Born
• Lexus Lehigh Valley
• Josh Early Candies
• Muhlenberg College
• Penn State University Lehigh Valley
• Wacker Chemical
• Kuhnsville Car Wash for the month of April
• Fogelsville Hotel
• Creamery on Main Emmaus
• Many neighborhoods throughout the Valley
• Home Depot 7th St check-out lights blue for April
• Sharp Corporation
• Nacci Printing
• Keller Williams Real Estate Allentown
• Mack Trucks Macungie