St. Louis Run for Mercy 5K and Family Walk
Posted on: Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 14:55 CDT
Mercy Ministries of America hosts 5K run to support homes for troubled young women
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Saturday, October 10, 2009 athletes, families with children and power walkers can support Mercy Ministries of America at the Run for Mercy 5K and Family Walk in St. Louis. Run for Mercy is an annual event for all ages, and children under 12 years of age can participate for free. This year, the non-profit residential program hopes to raise $26,000 to help young women between the ages of 13-28 who face life-controlling issues such as eating disorders, self-harm, drug and alcohol addictions, physical and sexual abuse, depression and unplanned pregnancy.
This 5 kilometer route will start and end at Queeny Park in Manchester, Mo. The starting time for the race is 9:00 am. Participants can either walk or run and should anticipate the race to take approximately 35 minutes for runners and 45 minutes for walkers to complete. Top finishers will receive medals and door prizes will be given away throughout the event. This celebration of hope and transformation will also have family friendly games, face painting and more!
"Team Mercy is by far the best team I have ever run with. I have run competitively since the 6th grade, but this is the first time I had a purpose bigger than myself," said James Gaines, a past Run for Mercy participant. "Every step I took, it made me think of the Mercy girls and how their lives are being changed through being able to get the help they need, free of charge." James literally placed a letter of encouragement that he had received from a Mercy girl in a plastic bag, put it in his shoe and ran with it in his shoe the entire race!
Since 1983, Mercy Ministries' free-of-charge, voluntary Christian residential program has served a diverse population of young women from various socio-economic backgrounds, ages 13-28, who face a combination of life-controlling issues such as eating disorders, self-harm, drug and alcohol addictions, physical and sexual abuse, depression and unplanned pregnancy. Mercy Ministries of America has residential homes in Monroe, La.; Nashville, Tenn.; and St. Louis, Mo., and Lincoln, Calif. Mercy Ministries has global affiliates in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Peru. For more information on Mercy Ministries, please visit www.mercyministries.com.
Now is a great opportunity for the St. Louis community to support this ministry by joining an existing team, forming a new team or registering as an individual participant in this year's 5K run.
Registration is NOW OPEN at www.runformercy.org/stlouis.
For updates about Mercy Ministries visit www.mercyministries.com.
SOURCE Mercy Ministries of America
Source: PR Newswire
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