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"On you marks! Get set! Go!" said Child Advocacy Center Development Director Katie Enzor. "Rain or shine, join us on Friday, April 29 for the 7th Annual Hometown Heroes Walk for Children."
EVENT DETAILS
TheHometown Heroes Walk for Children will be heldat the Murfreesboro Civic Plaza located at 111 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, 37130. Registration will start at 10:45 a.m., speakers at 11:30 a.m., and the walk will begin at 12:00 noon. Complimentary shuttles provided by Patterson Park Community Center will run from the Child Advocacy Center, located at 1040 Samsonite Blvd. Murfreesboro, to the event kick-off from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
COST TO PARTICIPATE
It is FREE to participate in the Hometown Heroes Walk for Children and event t-shirts are available for purchase at a cost of $15 each while they last!
REGISTRATION
Please pre-register online at cacrutherford.org/events.
PICNIC LUNCH
The event will conclude with a FREE boxed picnic lunch at the Child Advocacy Center, located at 1040 Samsonite Blvd., Murfreesboro. Lunch will be provided by KFT Barbeque, Junior League of Murfreesboro, and bottle water from Lori Yates Realty and Dana Womack State Farm Insurance. Please re-register for the event by Wednesday, April 27 to guarantee you have a boxed lunch!
AWARDS
The Hometown Heroes Awards will be presented to individuals who have dedicated their career to making our community a safer place for children.
The Golden Sneakers Award will be presented to the organization that brings the most walkers to the event.
SPONSORSHIPS
Team up with the Child Advocacy Center and show our community your commitment to children. There are five levels of sponsorship
- Platinum ($5,000)
- Gold ($2,500)
- Silver ($1,000)
- Bronze ($500)
- Friends of the CAC ($250)
Sponsor online at the registration site or mail your contribution to the Child Advocacy Center.
CANNON COUNTY CONTRIBUTIONS
All donations from Cannon County support the Cannon County Child Advocacy Center and all donations from Rutherford County support the Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County.
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
For the last 22 years, the Child Advocacy Center has worked as a team with the Department of Children's Services, law enforcement, and the District Attorney's Office to investigate and prosecute child abuse cases and help children and families heal from the trauma. Last year 1,743 children and families were helped.
WHAT IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH?
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is the 7th year that the Child Advocacy Center has celebrated by hosting the Hometown Heroes Walk for Children. President Ronald Reagan first proclaimed April to be the National Child Abuse Prevention Month in 1983, a tradition that continues to this day.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Cannon County Coordinator Amanda Hammond at ahammond@cannoncac.org or (615) 563-9915.
