Each year we sponsor two fundraising events that give our friends and sponsors a chance to support our community while having fun—a 5k Run/1-Mile Walk and, beginning in 2010, a Golf Tournament.
In 2007 we launched our first Run / Walk with 110 people participating. Since then, the event has grown each year, almost tripling the number of runners and walkers joining the effort along with 30 sponsors. The 2009 event raised $26,000!
We will select a new cause each year. All event proceeds are distributed to provide family assistance, research funding, and funding for education within the local community. Recently we have selected Type 1 Diabetes and childhood cancers as our focus.
Join us at the starting line of the 4th annual Run/Walk in 2010:
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2010
Millstone Township, NJ — March 3, 2010 — Friends and Neighbors in Action (FNA) today announced the 4th Annual 5k will take place on October 2, 2010 at Thompson Park in Monroe Township, NJ at 9 am with registration. The featured partner for this year's event will be Operation Homefront - New York/New Jersey (OH), an organization whose mission is to provide emergency and morale assistance to troops, the families they leave behind, and wounded warriors when they return home.
Proceeds from the 5k will specifically benefit soldiers in the Central New Jersey area. Examples of assistance provided by Operation Homefront include rent, food, travel and car expenses. In addition, Operation Homefront supports service members and their families in need of financial assistance for medical treatment and/or therapy of conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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About Friends and Neighbors in Action (FNA)
Friends and Neighbors in Action is a non-profit organization that assists those who suffer from serious chronic and debilitating diseases. FNA funds research, education, and community support programs to assist in finding cures and improving patient care and quality of life.
Through joint events with established charity organizations, FNA provides support to a variety of causes that affect the Central New Jersey community, both at the organizational and individual family levels. Our support ranges from long-term goals, such as funding research, to individual emergencies. FNA can quickly mobilize the community to help a family in need.
About Operation Homefront – New York/New Jersey
Operation Homefront’s mission is to provide emergency and morale assistance for our troops, the families they leave behind, and for wounded warriors when they return home. A nonprofit 501(c)(3), Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 30 chapters nationwide and has met more than 105,000 needs of military families. Operation Homefront also hosts the Web community, Operation Homefront Online, at www.HomefrontOnline.com.
Media Contact:
Christopher Ciraulo
Friends and Neighbors in Action
(610) 560-0500 ext 311
cciraulo@hmpcommunications.com
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