Heroes Day Fun Run/Walk Saturday May 18
Event:
Heroes Day in Buckner, Missouri featuring the Heroes Coming Home Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 8:45am to 3:00pm (rain or shine).
Location:
Heisler-Burns Park, 305 Park Avenue, Veterans Drive, Buckner, Missouri
Media/Photo Opportunity:
A 9:00 am Presentation of the Colors by Young Marines Color Guard; Proclamation by Hon. Dan Hickson, Mayor, Buckner, MO; Welcome Remarks by Doug Friend, CEO, Heroes Coming Home; Race Start And Entertainment follow remarks with press availability for Mayor Hickson and Mr. Friend.
Details:
Information about the Heroes Day Fun Run/Walk can be found at http://heroesday.eventbrite.com/. In-person registration will be available starting at 8:45 am. There is no limit on the number of participants. T-shirts and wristbands are available for purchase on the day of the event.
Sponsorship:
We are still seeking sponsors for this year’s event to cover other costs associated with the race. Current sponsors include: City of Buckner, Heisler-Burns Park Board, Brenda Ayers, Becca Blake Photography, Blue Springs Ford, bodywork by ted, Casey’s General Store-Buckner, Frontier Bag, Inc., Play Hard Think Pretty LLC, Rangel Distributing Company: Office Supplies and Furniture, Rita’s Hearing Aids, and Debra Webb. Special thanks to Tim and Beth Cline, Jeanie Tobin and Ian and Maria Scott.
Organization:
Heroes Coming Home is a 501(c)(3) founded by Doug Friend, a once homeless Veteran who now serves as the organization’s CEO. It is dedicated to aiding less fortunate Veterans who have served their country diligently, faithfully, and honorably, who are homeless or classified as a homeless Veteran by the Veterans Administration definition and guidelines for homelessness. Its mission is to provide homes to help get our Veterans back on their feet and to begin living lives with a renewed sense of hope and purpose they have surely earned.
Heroes Coming Home is based in Independence, Missouri, and serves the Kansas City metropolitan area.www.heroescominghome.org.
For More Information Contact:
HEROES COMING HOME
3605 S Liberty ● Independence, Missouri 64055
www.heroescominghome.org ● 816-260-4950
