The Atlanta Lawyer October 2014 | Page 14

2014 The Legal Runaround O n Saturday, September 13, 2014, the Atlanta Bar Association held The Legal Runaround 5K Race and Tot Trot at John Howell Park in Virginia Highlands. Proceeds from the race benefit the Police Scholarship Fund of the Atlanta Bar Foundation, which awards scholarships to children of police officers who have been disabled or killed in the line of duty. Since the program began in 1985, scholarship disbursements totaling $185,000 have been awarded to 55 recipients. New this year, race participants had the opportunity to create teams and recruit runners to join their team. Teams took part 14 THE ATLANTA LAWYER October 2014 in a little friendly competition as they competed to raise the most money and race for the finish line! Among the teams who participated were the Atlanta Bar Board of Directors, Atlanta Bar CLE Board, Emory Law Runners, Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Georgia State Law, Lawyer Referral, Ogletree Deakins, SABAGA, TIP Trotters, and WakhisiDouglass. Young ones also took part in the front as they raced to the finish line to receive their participation ribbons. The Atlanta Bar Association and Atlanta Bar Foundation would like to congratulate the following individuals who were winners in their respective race category. The Official News Publication of H][