Hello Neighbors,
Please join the 10th annual - and final - Laura’s March, a 5k to End Sexual Violence to be held on Saturday, September 10th in Oakledge Park in Burlington, Vermont!
Laura's March is the primary fundraiser for the Laura Kate Winterbottom Memorial Fund, a non-profit 501(c)3 foundation established in 2005 by the family and friends of Laura after her abduction, rape, and murder on March 8 of that same year. Held in remembrance of Laura during her birth month, the March gathers together hundreds of community members from across Vermont. To date the LKW Fund has donated nearly $100,000 to over forty different Vermont-based organizations.
To register and start fundraising for the March, or to make a donation, go here: http://www.firstgiving.com/lkwfund/lauras-march-2016
The LKW Foundation has selected three primary beneficiaries for Laura’s March 2016:
· H.O.P.E. Works, which will expand free counseling and clinical support services to children, youth, and their non-offending family members;
· Pride Center of Vermont, which will expand sexual violence prevention advocacy to LGBTQ immigrant farm workers; and
· The Safety Team, an organization of 7 women martial artists that will work with local colleges to teach women self-defense, self-advocacy skills, and comprehensive safety techniques.
September 10 will mark the 10th annual Laura’s March, and we feel it is an appropriate time to make this the final year for Laura’s March. Since establishing the Fund in 2005, we have donated over $160,000 to numerous Vermont organizations and charities. We hope to make this last March our biggest and best fundraiser to date so we can continue to make a significant impact on Vermont for years to come. We hope that you will help us make this last Laura’s March a spectacular one that propels Laura’s Fund onward with renewed vigor and financial security.
Be assured that The LKW Fund itself will continue its work in perpetuity and remain committed to its dual mission of ending sexual violence and helping survivors and supporting programs for children. We pledge to keep you informed of our activities as we move forward.
For information on the LKW Fund, please visit www.lkwfund.org or www.facebook.com/LKWFund, or contact us at lkwfund@yahoo.com.
Hope to see you there!
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