McDonald Elementary School is preparing for their biggest annual fundraiser. On Friday, October 21, 2011 McDonald students will participate in the school’s second annual Move-a-Thon. The children – most in kindergarten or first grade – will walk or run laps at Wallingford Playfield to raise money for the school, while parents, friends, and neighbors cheer them on. This year, the Mariner Moose will also be on hand. “This is our budding new school’s major fall fundraiser. We hope to be able to fund programs that will greatly enhance our children’s scholastic experience,” said Move-a-Thon organizer Jennifer Sill-Reichert in a press release…
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MVP Challenge 5K at Green Lake Park will raise funds for Andrew Moritz
A new event that combines running, walking and basketball is coming to Green Lake Park on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 10 a.m. The MVP Challenge 5K will raise funds for Andrew Moritz, former University of Washington Men’s Basketball player and former Seattle Storm practice squad player. Andrew has a desmoplastic small-round-cell tumor. “It is a very rare form of cancer,” reads the event’s website. “There are only two hospitals in the U.S. that staff specialists to treat this cancer. Funds raised via the event will support Andrew’s medical bills as well as the out of pocket travel expenses Andrew…
2011 Seattle Steps Against Domestic Violence walk
photo credit: USAG-Humphreys The 4th annual Steps Against Domestic Violence-Seattle walk will be Sunday, October 30, 2011, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., at Green Lake Park. An event’s goals are to raise awareness about domestic violence and to raise funds for New Beginnings. New Beginnings’ mission is “to provide shelter, advocacy and support for battered women and their children; and to change attitudes and social institutions that foster and perpetuate violence.” Participants walk in memory of Marisa Peach, a native of Seattle who was murdered by her fiancé in 2007. The walk begins at the Green Lake Community Center (7201 E Green Lake Dr N). Registration information…
2011 Seattle CROP Hunger Walk at Green Lake
A CROP Hunger Walk around Green Lake is planned for tomorrow (Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011). Registration begins at 1 p.m. at the Green Lake United Methodist Church (6415 1st Ave NE). At 1:30 p.m., walkers will leave the church and head down the street to the 2.8-mile Green Lake loop. photo credit: pixelgerm A program of the Church World Service, CROP Hunger Walks “help children and families worldwide — and right here in the U.S. — to have food for today, while building for a better tomorrow.” A portion of the funds raised in Seattle will benefit Northwest Harvest, North Helpline Food Bank,…
The 2011 Green Lake Gobble & Mashed Potato Munch Off
The Green Lake Gobble & Mashed Potato Munch Off is returning to Green Lake Park on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. More than 1,800 people are expected to attend. The event begins at 9:10 a.m. with a free Kids Dash, followed by a 5K run/walk at 9:30 a.m. The race course can be viewed here. Runners will have the opportunity to “Burn the Turkeys” by racing against one male and one female running the event in turkey costumes. All the runners who finish the 5K before the turkey of their gender will automatically qualify to win a range of random prizes. There will also…
