NextThreeDays: Event Display

2012 Water Walk 5k
Venue: Dedmon Center, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Sunday, June 10, 2012
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Sports, Charity
Cost:
Adults: $5.00 Children Under 12: Free

Description:
The Radford University summer Math 312: Math for Social Analysis class is staging the inaugural 2012 Water Walk, a 5K run and walk on the Radford University campus on Sunday, June 10th. The event will begin at Lot CC at Radford University's Dedmon Center.

Registration begins at 5 p.m. at Dedmon, and the walk starts at 6 p.m. Registration fee is $5. Children under 12 walk free.

The group also will sell wristbands displaying the words "2012 Water Walk" during the event. The cost of each wristband is $2.

In addition to the Water Walk, the class is taking donations of hand soap to send to needy families.

For those unable to participate in the 5K, the students are also accepting donations, which can be made by contacting instructor Sherry Ballew at 540-831-5262 or sballew2@radford.edu.

Donations also can be made online through http://thewaterproject.org and http://ruwaterwalk.com

The group has created a Facebook page to raise awareness for what it hopes will be an annual event. Businesses and organizations may set up tables during the event for a $100 donation to the water project.

The class has set a fundraising goal of $7,500, enough to pay for construction of one well in Africa. Once the class has raised the money, the funds will be transferred to the Water Project, which has equipment in Africa ready to drill and construct the well.

The Water Project is a global nonprofit organization whose mission is to help communities around the world that lack access to clean water and proper sanitation.

For more information, visit: http://www.radford.edu/content/radfordcore/home/news/releases/2012/june/drinking-water.html or https://www.facebook.com/events/313295335422077/ or e-mail: waterwalk2012@yahoo.com.