TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN PALM BEACH COUNTY PRESENTS
2nd ANNUAL “STRIDES FOR EDUCATION” 5K WALK/RUN
A family-friendly day to raise funds for low-income and at-risk youth
WHO: Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County
WHAT: 2nd Annual “Strides for Education” 5K Walk/Run
WHEN: Saturday, December 8, 2012; Registration at 9 a.m.; Race at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Florida Atlantic University – Boca Raton Campus
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431
DETAILS:
- $25 per person registration includes a tee-shirt, picnic lunch by Pollo Tropical, goody bag and raffle ticket.
- Features “Family Fun Day” activities including bounce houses, games, arts and crafts, and a special appearance from a super hero character.
- Special guest emcee, Suzanne Boyd, news anchor at WPEC-TV CBS 12 News
- Exciting raffles prizes!!
- Participant Prizes (2 winners) – winners receive the new Samsung Galaxy Tablet. Both students and adults can participate to win a new Samsung Galaxy Tablet by raising more than $300 in pledge funds by race day.
- A great opportunity to meet the students and families impacted by your support!
- Proceeds benefit Take Stock in Children, a statewide non-profit organization with a 17-year history of helping low-income and at-risk youth break the cycle of poverty by providing scholarships, mentors and hope.
- Register at www.stridesforeducation.com.
- For sponsorship information, please contact 561-603-9780 or [email protected]. Sponsors to date include the Florida Lottery, Comcast, Helios Education Foundation, Berkowitz Pollack Brant, Florida Crystals Corp., Pollo Tropical, AT&T and Tire Kingdom. Additional sponsors include C3 Interactive, Provenance Wealth Advisors, Florida Atlantic University, and Palm Beach State College.
CONTACT: 561-603-9780 or www.stridesforeducation.com
About Take Stock in Children
Take Stock in Children is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization with a solid 17 year history of providing mentors, educational scholarships and hope for Florida’s low-income and at-risk youth. Take Stock in Children has over $130M in Florida Prepaid Foundation Scholarships assets, with $8M invested in Palm Beach County. The organization has provided educational support and college scholarships for over 18,000 children in partnership with more than 800 public schools throughout 67 counties in Florida. It is the only scholarship mentoring program with the mission of breaking the cycle of poverty through education, and has attained an overall high school graduation rate of 92% in Florida, with a remarkable 100% graduation rate in Palm Beach County (based on the 2011/2012 school year). Students in the program are selected in middle school and high school and promise to remain crime and drug free, keep a minimum 2.3 GPA, meet with a mentor, and stay out of trouble. In return, Take Stock in Children provides a caring adult mentor, college readiness preparation, and a full tuition college scholarship to any college, vocational school or university in Florida! The program was recently recognized by the Florida Legislature’s Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability as the best mentoring program in the State of Florida. Students in the Take Stock in Children were ranked above their peers in all seven performance areas examined. To learn more about Take Stock in Children, please call 561-683-1704 or visit www.takestockpalmbeach.org.