Posted on
18 February, 2008 By
Sandra Sims
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AIDS Walk, Athens Georgia
Students at the University of Georgia are taking the lead in helping to raise funds for a great cause. The AIDS Walk/Run Athens will be held on March 1st 2008 starting with a timed 5K race followed by a walk.
Proceeds will benefit AIDS Athens, an organization that serves Athens, GA and 10 surrounding counties. It is the only AIDS facility serving these areas.
Good luck to all of the students planning this event, running, walking and raising funds for a great cause!
Logistical updates:
Registration for the 5K Race will begin at 7:00am at the Classic Center at 300 N Thomas Street in downtown Athens. The race itself will start from the same location at 8am.
Registration for the 5K Walk will extend from 9:30am – 10:30am at the Tate Student Center at the University of Georgia. Nancy Macnair, a founding member of AIDS Athens, will be speaking at 11am and the walk will begin at 11:15am.
Thank you to all those who are planning to participate!
Lauren Vigil
Co-Director
AIDS Walk/Run Athens
Hi Lauren! Thanks for the update. That is great that you have a speaker from AIDS Athens. Then people can really get an idea of what they are walking for. Good luck with the event!
Lauren and Sandra, I just found this blog — so excited to see a blog & website specifically about active charity events –I started a company called Buttons of Hope that helps people make custom photo buttons to wear during charity walks — instead of writing a name on a placard you can now “put a face on your cause with a custom photo buttons — $5 a button, no minimums make one if you like and $1 from each button donated to the charity of you choice – I would love your feedback on the idea! my Behind the Button blog here http://makehope.typepad.com/behind_the_button/2008/03/have-you-heard.html
This is definitely a great cause, just wish more people would participate in it..