Get ready to Run for Cover April 19th

Run for Cover, a benefit family run/walk event for Collin County's only emergency shelter for the homeless, starts at 8 a.m. April 19th at Stonebridge Ranch in McKinney.

All profits from 1k Family Run/Walk - plus 5- and 10-k runs on a USATF sanctioned course - will go to help keep The Samaritan Inn up and running this year.

In 2007, 634 people stayed at The Samaritan Inn, and 120 of them were children.
It takes $37 per person, per day to provide food, shelter, training, children's programs and case management services at The Samaritan Inn.

A suggested minimum donation of $15 for individuals and $30 for families is requested. Organizers hope to raise about $75,000 to help bolster the shelter's 2008 operating budget.

Additional donations to The Samaritan Inn will also be accepted either with a race registration or at the race. Runners or walkers can register now online or, for more information, participant registration and sponsor forms are available at the McKinney Fellowship Bible Church.

The race begins at 8 a.m. at the Stonebridge Ranch Beach Club, 6203 Virginia Parkway, in McKinney. Check-in will start at 7:15 a.m.

What: 1k Family Run/Walk; 5- and 10-k runs
When: Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 8 a.m.
Where: Stonebridge Ranch Beach Club, 6203 Virginia Parkway, McKinney
Why: Benefiting Collin County's only emergency shelter for the homeless.

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