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This Weekend:
Walk for a cause
So, you just got done trekking around campus all week, going back and forth, up and down that one conveniently placed hill. What better way to relax this weekend than walk around the completely flat downtown area around Massachusetts Street, right? Hey, it's for a good cause.
This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary
of the Douglas County AIDS Project (DCAP), which is continuing its longest-running fundraiser, the AIDS walk. Participants can take part in either a one-mile walk or 5K run.
DCAP Executive Director Elena Ivanov says the walk raised $17,000 for DCAP last year. What makes that amount more impressive is that the walk was held on a cold April day last year when there was snow on the ground, and still 150 people participated. "I remember seeing a child in a stroller, so that was nice to see all the people that support us," Ivanov says.
Ivanov says the money raised by the walk helps fund the three areas of service provided by DCAP: case management and client care, education and prevention efforts, and free HIV testing.
breakfast at Maceli's, where the walk will begin. People who wish to participate can register online at www.douglascountyaidsproject.org , or arrive an hour before the walk, at 7:30 a.m., at Maceli's, 1031 New Hampshire Street.
Registration for the walk starts at 8:30 a.m. and is free, but Ivanov says that for a minimum donation of $20, participants will receive a free shirt and
— Kelly Breckunitch
DCAP AIDS WALK 2009
5K WALK/RUN – FOLLOW ROUTE ON MAP
Water will be available in South Park on Massachusetts.
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Registration for the Saturday's walk starts at 7:30 a.m. at Maceli's, 1031 New Hampshire Street.
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Douglas County AIDS Project's annual one-mile walk and 5K run is the organization's biggest fundraiser. Last year's walk, pictured above, raised more than $17,000.
Classic Lawrence
Parents in town for the weekend? Show them the true historic sites in Lawrence. Enjoy dinner and drinks at the memorable Eldridge Restaurant and The Jayhawker. Treat your parents while they treat you!
DINNER AT THE ELDRIDGE
April 9,2009
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