6TH ANNUAL RAMBLE
5K DRAWING NEAR
Doctors & Lawyers for Kids, a medical-legal partnership designed
to improve overall health for low-income children and families, is
once again hosting its annual Ramble 5K Fun Run/Fitness Walk in
Beckley Creek Park at the Parklands of Floyd Fork.
The 6th annual fun run/fitness walk will take place Saturday, August
15 with registration beginning at 8 a.m. and the race following at
9 a.m. There will also be food, games and inflatables for children.
HEROIN EVENT WILL
BRING CITY LEADERS
TOGETHER
The Healing Place will host “Heroin: About Face, Reversing an
Epidemic,” a symposium designed to encourage discussion of the
growing drug issue in our community, on Wednesday, October 28
at the Louisville Marriott East.
Entry into the race is $25 per person and $15 for students before August 12. After that date, entry is $40 per person and $20 for students.
Groups of four or more who register together get a $5 discount per
person. Children 12 and under are free with an adult participant.
Featuring special guest speaker and former Miss USA Tara Conner,
the event will include topics such as: The Disease of Addiction,
The Family Impact, Addiction and Adolescents, Introduction to a
12-Step Meeting and a Community Impact Panel.
There are several sponsorship opportunities available in association with the 5K. For information about those opportunities, please
contact 502-583-5314 or [email protected].
Other speakers include Dr. Greg Jones, Attorney Mike O’Connell,
social worker and counselor Geoff Wilson as well as representatives from the law enforcement and corrections who will discuss
the debilitating community impact of heroin’s presence.
Doctors & Lawyers for Kids will also be hosting a fundraiser at The
Village Anchor on Sunday, August 2 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Up to 10
percent of the restaurant’s sales during that time will go to DLK.
Simply having dinner at the restaurant that night can make a difference in addressing the legal needs that affect the health and
well-being of indigent children.
The Village Anchor is located at 11507 Park Rd, Louisville, KY 40223.
Be sure to mention Doctors & Lawyers for Kids when making reservations or being seated.
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Registration for the event will open August 28. Early registration
prior to September 30 is $125 per person. All registration following will cost $150.
For more information, email [email protected] or visit
www.thehealingplace.org/heroin.
GLMS NEWS JULY 2015