Third Annual “Run For Young” To Be Held On Saturday, Jan. 9

Christ Episcopal Church has appear that the third anniversary “Run for Young” accident will be captivated on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 at 10 a.m. The 5K will activate at Christ Episcopal Church, amid at 120 E. Edenton St. This chase was created afterwards 18-year-old archdiocese affiliate Sadiki Young died in a bashed active abstract in which he was a commuter in January 2007. “Run for Young” is advised to accession association acquaintance about the dangers of bubbler and driving. All gain from the chase will go against the Christ Church Youth Endowment Fund, accustomed in Sadiki’s memory, and the Wakefield High School Just Think First Program. Online allotment is now accessible at www.sportoften.com.

QUOTES:
“It is important that we crop time anniversary year to bless the activity and account the anamnesis of our friend, Sadiki Young,” said Raleigh City Councilor Philip Isley, one of Sadiki’s Sunday academy teachers. “We ambition to use this chase as a agency of educating the adolescence in our association to the dangers of bubbler and active so that we never accept to see addition activity cut abbreviate in this way.”

DETAILS:

- Those registered by Jan. 3 will accept a T-shirt.

- “Run For Young” is one of eight contest that accomplish up the Empire Grand Prix Race Series.

- According to a Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) report, an estimated 11,773 humans died as the aftereffect of bubbler and active in 2008.

- The Apex (N.C.) Police Department states that the arch could cause of afterlife for teenagers is auto accidents, and 80 percent of those accidents are booze related.

- According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there was an boilerplate of one afterlife every 45 account in alcohol-related car accidents.

ABOUT RUN FOR YOUNG:
“Run for Young” is a 5K chase captivated in anamnesis of Sadiki Young. Sadiki was a affiliate of Christ Episcopal Church and a chief at Wakefield High School if he was dead as a commuter in a bashed active abstract in January 2007. The 18-year-old was amorous about sports, music and spending time with his friends. Church members, classmates and added accompany accept abutting with across businesses to adapt Run for Young. All gain from the chase go against the Christ Church Youth Endowment Fund and Wakefield High School’s Just Think First program. For added advice about the event, amuse appointment www.christchurchraleigh.org or alarm (919) 834-6259 ext. 120.

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