EPCC Presents "Walk Like MADD" 5K Walk April 10, 2010

El Paso Community College (EPCC) is proud to announce its partnership as the major sponsor with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for the “Walk Like MADD” fundraiser. The event is a 5K walk followed by many fun activities to raise money and awareness for MADD. “Walk Like MADD” will take place Saturday, April 10 from 8:00am – noon at the EPCC Valle Verde campus, 919 Hunter. Other event sponsors are Team Bliss, Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo/Speaking Rock.
Registration for the walk may be done in advance online at www.walklikemadd.org or the day of the walk from 8:00 – 8:30am. Registration fees are $25, $20 for military, seniors, UTEP & EPCC students and $5 for kids 12 and under. Registration fee includes an event t-shirt. Dogs on a leash are welcome. After the walk there will be music, games (Rock Band/Guitar Hero by Best Buy), activities, refreshments, driving simulators, hayrides, petting zoo, El Paso Diablo Diamond Girls and free Amber Alert Cards. Plus, a special dance performance by the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo.
MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking. Since 1980, MADD has grown into one of the nation’s most widely respected non-profit organizations.
For more information on “Walk Like MADD” contact Virginia Gonzalez, Executive Director of the MADD West Texas Affiliate, at 915 779-1987.