Footsteps In Hope 2010 scheduled for March 28
This spring will mark the third annual Footsteps in Hope 8K Walk/Run, supporting HIV/AIDS projects in Mississippi and Zimbabwe.
At 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 28, the Jackson community will gather in support of the local and global effort against HIV/AIDS. Over the past two years, hundreds of Mississippians have traveled the 8000 meters to commemorate the 8000 daily AIDS-related deaths around the world. Walkers have raised thousands of dollars, which have helped change lives, save families, and assist HIV initiatives at home and across the world. Please join us at Old Trace Park/Ross Barnett Reservoir to make 2010 our best year ever!
Form a team with your friends and family to fundraise and walk/run together. Individuals are also welcome to participate!
Register at www.footstepsinhope.org. During registration, you will have the option to create an online fundraising page. You will also receive a registration packet over email that includes event details and fundraising tips.
Ask people to sponsor you. Set a fundraising goal to reach or even surpass. It’s easier than you may think. Past walkers have individually raised upwards of $2000! These funds help to enhance services here at home and abroad. Half of donations stay in Mississippi. The other half assists the crisis HIV situation in sub-Saharan Africa.
Benefiting organizations include: Adult Special Care Clinic; Brave New Day; Building Bridges, Inc.; Central MS Circle of Care; Grace House; MS Episcopal AIDS Committee; Old Mutare Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center, Zimbabwe.
If you belong to an organization or business, ask about sponsorship options! Because of our generous event sponsors, in the past, Footsteps in Hope reports it has been able to allocate 100% of the walk’s donations to the cause. Here are opportunities to help: Purchase the start line, the finish line, or one of the 8 kilometers on the route. Receive advertising on the designated route marker, the registration website, and the event t-shirt. For more information contact Footsteps in Hope coordinator Liz Coleclough at footstepsinhope@gmail.com or call (901) 338-7011.
