RESTORE’s Eighth Annual “Fatherhood Walk”
Special to The Truth
RESTORE Inc., is hosting
Toledo’s 8th Annual “Fatherhood Walk”. The Walk
is featuring a 5K Run on Saturday, June 9th (8:00
am – 4:00 pm) at Central Catholic High School. Run for
the Solution: Restoration of Fathers!
The annual Walk is part of
RESTORE Inc. campaign to raise the awareness of the
importance of the roles fathers play in the lives of their
children. Register on line at
www.restorefathers.org or the day of the Walk/5K Run.
Early registration fee for the 5K Run is $20 online; $25 day
of the race. Registration starts at 8:00 am for the 5K and
9:00 am for the Walk.
The two-mile walk through the surrounding neighborhoods will
start and end at Central Catholic High School. Family fun
activities will take place immediately following the walk on
the lawn of Central Catholic.
The event is expected to draw hundreds of responsible
fathers/father figures, families, and fatherhood
supporters. Sponsors and supporters include McDonalds, RS
Behavioral Health, House of Day Funeral Home, Systems
Dynamics Communications, Lamar advertising, Neighborhood
Health Association, Freemont Elite Runners Club, Laborers
Local 500, Dr. Mary Gombash & Bud Crosby, Pathway, and
Michael Colbert.
“We want to draw
attention to the significant roles fathers play in the lives
of their children. Research confirms that children do better
in every measure of development when there is a responsibly
involved father in their lives”, said Mark Robinson,
founder.
The “Fatherhood Walk” is
free to the community to show support of fathers, father
figures, & mentors, and to strengthen families and the
community. There will be free food, family fun, and musical
entertainment.
R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc. was
founded in 2006 by Responsible Fatherhood Advocate, Mark
Robinson. Robinson is a social worker by profession. He is
currently on the Ohio Practitioners Network for Fathers and
Families (OPNFF) Board, which is a statewide collaboration
that seeks to advance a fatherhood and family agenda at the
state and local level. Vendor tables are available for a
small fee.
For more information about
R.E.S.T.O.R.E. and/or the Fatherhood Walk, please
Contact:
R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc.
419-377-1488
restorefathers@aol.com
www.restorefathers.org
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