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MARCH THE MART 2009
DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
THE MERCHANDISE MART
222 MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA
CHICAGO, IL 60654 |
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Walk:
8:00 am to 10:30 am
Post-Party:
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Special Children's Charities
is a fundraising arm of Special Olympics in Chicago.
Their mission is to promote, foster and encourage
physical and mental health through athletics, recreational,
and social activities for children and adults with
intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics provides
year-round sports training and competition for their
participants in a variety of Olympic type sports.
The program gives them continuing opportunities to
develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience
joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills
and friendships with their families, other Special
Olympics athletes and the community.
What it is:
A walk at The Merchandise
Mart in Chicago to raise money for Special Children’s
Charities. This 3-mile walk will be similar to other
Chicago building walk events such as: Hustle Up the
Hancock or Go Vertical at the Sears Tower. It is an
opportunity for youth and adults who are not in school
or working on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to observe
this day by providing a service to their community.
The walk-a-thon will
begin on the 18th floor and wind down stairwells and
through the stunning showroom corridors of the famed
Merchandise Mart. Because of the relaxed nature of
this walk, there are several opportunities to reach
this audience as a sponsor. We are going to place
sponsor tables throughout the corridors where walkers
can stop, sample products, or pick up more information.
The walk will conclude with a celebration in The Merchandise
Mart Food Court.
Walkers may begin from
the Mart Food Court on the second floor from 8:00
am to 10:00 am.
A minimum of $25 must
be raised. |
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