Running/Walking for a Great Cause

4th Annual Junior League of Lee County Art Walk/Run for Children!!
Saturday April 3, 2010 at Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
8:30am Registration, 9:15am Timed Run, 9:30am Walk

Distance of Routes
Choose to walk (1.5 or 5K) or run (5K)

Adult Registration (includes free T-shirt and goodie bag, if received by March 15)
On or before March 15, 2010 $15
After March 15, 2010 $20
Children 10 and under FREE Registration (Youth T-shirt $10/each)

Let me know if you are interested and I will bring a registration form by to you.

Here is a little info about the Junior League of Lee County...
The Junior League of Lee County is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable and one of our largest fundraisers is our annual Art Walk/Run for Children. This year the Art Walk/Run for Children 2010 will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. We are excited for the potential of this fundraiser to meet and exceed past fundraising efforts. The funds will benefit the community placements JLLC supports within our focus of supporting arts and literacy programs for Lee County’s children.

In the past, funds raised through League sponsored events have been able to provide the children of Lee County tools to increase their knowledge of and exposure to arts and literacy. Specifically, the League has worked with the Alabama Council on Human Relations to supply classic children’s literature, dramatic play props and clothes for low income preschool children. Funds were also given to the Lee County Literacy Coalition to purchase books and to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County for trips to the museum and various galleries. We also purchased a starter set of Orff Schulwerk instruments for Richland Elementary School’s music classes, and risers for Wacoochee Junior High School to use in classrooms and for concerts. This year the League is currently providing support to the Child Advocacy Center of East Alabama, LynnTerra Ballet, Lee County Literacy Coalition, Dean Road Elementary, City of Auburn Parks & Recreation and the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The League has numerous “Done in a Day” (DIAD) projects with various charitable organizations within our community to provide supplies, volunteers, and monetary donations.

Through our fundraising and volunteer efforts, the Junior League of Lee County has made an impact in Lee County by contributing the following:

• Volunteering 1,545 service hours in the community

• Distributing $16,300 in funds to six community agencies

• Assisting 20 Community Agencies by providing volunteers, monetary donations, and needed program supplies and materials

• Most importantly impacting 3,400 children in Lee County through our art and literacy placements and “Done in a Day” programs.