Autism Alliance flies kites for a cause in Framingham

The display was a colorful one atop the Bose Mountain Saturday.

Dozens of kites – NASA kites with red streamers, green alien kites, a turtle kite, a shark kite, a hawk kite and, briefly, a real hawk – streamed in the warm, steady breeze in benefit of the MetroWest Autism Alliance.

Saturday was the 16th annual iteration of the Autism Alliance Kite Day, which serves to help fundraise for the organization, but also provide children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and their families a safe and comfortable afternoon of outside fun.

As the event just got underway, several dozen families were already in the parking lot, as were firefighters, police officers and members of other advocacy groups. Along with the kites, there were single-person trampolines, bongos and a miniature train that carried kids around the parking lot in brightly-colored cars.