鈥楤ully鈥檚 Autism Spectrum Glow Run鈥 set for April 3 at MSU
Contact: Paige Watson
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斞侵奚墒悠碘檚 Panhellenic Council and campus Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic are co-sponsoring Bully鈥檚 Autism Spectrum Glow Run.
Open to all, the 3K event Monday [April 3] begins at 7 p.m. on Robert L. Jones Circle in the university鈥檚 Sorority Row area. The $20 registration fee will include a T-shirt to mark participation.
MSU students not yet signed up should do so promptly via OrgSync; others, at . Runners are encouraged to wear blue for autism awareness.
Fellows of the G.V. 鈥淪onny鈥 Montgomery Leadership Program are providing race assistance.
All proceeds from the fundraising activity will go directly to the campus clinic located at 299-1 Morrill Road.
鈥淎s April is Autism Awareness Month, we鈥檙e really thankful for the efforts of Panhellenic and the support of the Montgomery student leaders in bringing this event together,鈥 said center director Dan Gadke, assistant professor in MSU鈥檚 Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Foundations.
The Panhellenic Council represents eight national social sorority chapters at MSU, including Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Kappa Delta, Phi Mu, Pi Beta Phi and Zeta Tau Alpha. Senior Sarah K. Parkey of Alpharetta, Georgia, the council鈥檚 community service director, said the ADDC was adopted last year as the organization鈥檚 primary philanthropy.
Part of the Division of Student Affairs鈥 student leadership office, the Montgomery Fellows group includes, among others, senior Katie L. McLemore of Starkville. She said members are volunteering because they recognize 鈥渢he importance of giving back to organizations that offer services not only to students at MSU, but also to the community of Starkville.鈥
For more information on the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic, visit ; the Panhellenic Council, visit ; and Montgomery Leadership Program, .
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