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Murfreesboro, TN — Special Kids held its 13th Annual Golf Classic presented by Nissan and Kidz Zone Play Systems on Thursday at Indian Hills Golf course in Murfreesboro and raised $36,074.38 for the local nonprofit.
For the first year in the tournament’s history, the event offered both a morning and an afternoon session and grew to having over 240participants. Through the funds raised from registration fees and event sponsors, the event will help Special Kids to provide therapy and nursing services to over 200 in middle Tennessee.
“We were tremendously blessed by the beautiful day and wonderful turn out at Indian Hills yesterday,” says, Stephanie Folkmann, Director of Development at Special Kids. “It never would have been possible without all the help of our sponsors and wonderful volunteers. Thank you to Nissan and Kidz Zone for presenting this event for us. It sure was a great way to help our effort towards expansion.”
The morning session began at 7 a.m. with breakfast provided by Stones River Grill and started with Special Kids’ co-founder, Carrie Goodwin, expressing her appreciation for the golfers’ support of the organization. The morning tournament concluded with the Lorance Team in first place including, Marshall Lorance, Tony Switzer, BJ Bobo, and Jonathan Williamson.
Afternoon golfers enjoyed lunch provided by Slick Pig BBQ and teed off at 1 p.m. after Patrick and Amanda Nelson, whose son receives services at Special Kids, shared their family’s story and appreciation for the help they have received. The afternoon first place team was Jasey’s Team consisting of Jason Miller, Eric Smith Roger Farmer and Bradley Farmer.
Sponsors for the event included presenting sponsors Nissan and Kidz Zone Play Systems, ace sponsors OleSouth Properties and Tri-Star Title & Escrow, albatross sponsor Murfreesboro Magazine, grand slam sponsor Yates Services, eagle sponsor Aetna, birdie sponsors Newk’s Express Café, Ascend Federal Credit Union, Huddleston-Steele Engineering, and Mills Family Pharmacy, and several hole sponsors.
Special Kids is a Christian, nonprofit organization located in Murfreesboro, TN, that provides therapeutic rehabilitation and professional nursing services to children with special needs. Since 1998, Special Kids has served over 2,200 families from 11 counties in middle Tennessee. For more information on Special Kids, please visit specialkidstn.com or call 615.893.4892.
Murfreesboro, TN - Special Kids has been selected as a finalist in the State Farm Youth Advisory Board Cause An Effect program and has a chance to win $25,000. Over 3,000 applications were submitted to the board that narrowed the list to 100 finalists. The winners will be chosen by the community via voting on Facebook. The top 40 organizations will each be awarded $25,000 to apply towards their cause. Any Facebook user can vote up to 10 times per day from now until May 17.
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Murfreesboro, TN - Local business, Kidz Zone Play Systems, joined Nissan North America to present the 13th Annual Special Kids Golf Classic on Thursday, May 10, at Indian Hills Golf Course in Murfreesboro.
Shawn Bolinger, part owner of Kidz Zone with Jon Hardesty, has been a long standing volunteer and supporter of Special Kids. Over the past 5 years, the Murfreesboro-based business has invested over $25,000 in Special Kids. Beyond financial support, Kidz Zone has provided help from their employees and trucking supplies to assist Special Kids with heavy lifting and moving jobs.
“Kidz Zone supports Special Kids because we believe the two are synonymous,” said Bolinger. “With God as our Commander, we provide much needed specialized services to help children function in daily activities, whether in a rehab facility or on a playground.”
Nissan North America presented the 2011 Special Kids Golf Classic and decided to support Special Kids again in 2012 through the tournament. The company has invested over $40,000 in Special Kids over the last three years through employee giving and matching funds, sponsorships, and grants that provided art therapy and educational programs through Special Kids’ summer day camp.
“Special Kids has been very blessed by the support from Kidz Zone and Nissan over the years,” said Chris Truelove, Special Kids Executive Director. “The collective influence of these two organizations has provided a lot of awareness for Special Kids, and their leadership in our community has influenced many others to support organizations like Special Kids.”
In response to a sold out event in 2011, Special Kids will host a morning and an afternoon tournament to encourage more participants in the golf classic to raise funds for children with special needs. The golf classic format is a four-person ‘scramble,’ with each team starting at various holes. The morning tournament will begin with registration and breakfast provided by Stones River Grill at 7 a.m. followed by a shot-gun start at 8 a.m. The afternoon tournament will kick off with registration and lunch provided by Slick Pig BBQ at 11:30 a.m. followed by a shot-gun start at noon. Players will compete to win prizes from Indian Hills Golf Course and local businesses.
A team of four can play in either the morning or afternoon session to benefit Special Kids for only $125 per person or $500 per team. Joining in the tournament will include goodie bags, breakfast or lunch, and 18 holes of golf. Players will also have a chance to win a hole-in-one prize of $10,000 cash provided by Doron Claiborne of Farmer Brothers Insurance.
For $125, organizations can receive their company name listed on a tee sign at one of the 18 holes. Higher level sponsorships are also available and already include ace sponsor Tri-Star Title & Escrow, grand slam sponsors Yates Services and Aetna, birdie sponsors Newk’s Express Café and Ascend Federal Credit Union, and several hole sponsors. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities or to register a team, visit specialkidstn.com/golf-classic or call 615.893.4892.
Special Kids is a Christian, nonprofit organization located in Murfreesboro, TN, that provides therapeutic rehabilitation and professional nursing services to children with special needs. Since 1998, Special Kids has served over 2,200 families from 11 counties in middle Tennessee. For more information on Special Kids, please visit specialkidstn.com or call 615.893.4892.
Murfreesboro, TN — Local nonprofit Special Kids announced Friday that the First-Ever Special Kids Race presented by Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC) is a sold out event. The race to benefit children with special needs reached its cap of 2,300 participants Wednesday morning.
“The outpouring and support of the community is very encouraging to our staff and families,” said Chris Truelove, Special Kids Executive Director. “We are excited to experience our largest-ever single day event in Special Kids history. The LORD is good!”
The race is a 15K, 5K, and 1 mile Family Fun Run that starts at MMC on Garrison Drive in Murfreesboro. The 5K course will make its way down Old Nashville Hwy and turn around at the entrance of Stones River Battlefield. The 15K course will run the 5K course then continue through the Battlefield, pass by the Chamber of Commerce, and cut back through Asbury Road. The 1 mile Family Fun Run will go along the Gateway Island loop of the Greenway.
Spectators are encouraged to come watch the race at the finish line in front of MMC. Parking will be available at New Vision Baptist Church with a shuttle service to the start line. The 15K and 5K courses are certified through USATF and are recognized by the Road Runners Club of America. Further participant and spectator information can be found online at specialkidsrace.org.
Murfreesboro Medical Clinic is the presenting sponsor for the event. Platinum sponsor is Stewart’s Special Events. Gold sponsors include Middle Tennessee Urology, Finish line Youth Foundation, Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro Surgical Specialist, Bill Taylor’s Bushido Karate, Max Shred, Newk’s Express Café, Jim ‘N Nicks, Jason’s Deli, General Mills, Family Worship Center, Dr. Togrye Orthodontics. Silver sponsors include Nissan, Copy Express, Chad Hawkins, TOA, Animal Care Veterinary Hospital, Illuminate Church, Fast Signs, Children’s Dentistry of Murfreesboro, Little Guys Movers, Stone Crest, Hob Nob Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro Magazine, the Murfreesboro Post, VIP Murfreesboro Magazine, Eric Lusk Designs, Financial Service Solutions, Dempsey Vantrease and Follis, Step Ahead, Animal Care Vet Hospital. Bronze sponsors include Dex Imaging, Body and Face Medical Cosmetic, First National Bank of McMinnville, Murfreesboro Dental Excellence, Stronghold Fitness, Aramark, Hatcher Family, Embassy Suites, Results Physiotherapy.
Special Kids is a Christian, nonprofit organization located in Murfreesboro, TN, that provides therapeutic rehabilitation and professional nursing services to children with special needs. Since 1998, Special Kids has served over 2,200 families from 11 counties in middle Tennessee. For more information on Special Kids, please visit specialkidstn.com or call 615.893.4892.
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Murfreesboro, TN - Special Kids recently recognized its top investors for 2011 during the Dick Kleinau Investor Appreciation Dinner held at Belle Aire Baptist Church on February 21. The dinner was an effort to thank investors who gave $1,000 or more in the previous year as well as volunteers who went above and beyond in the efforts to further the mission of Special Kids.
The organization presented framed artwork created by children receiving services at Special Kids to the top grant, business, civic group, church, individual, and volunteer investors. Baptist Healing Trust, which funds the organization’s summer day camp was the top grant partner, providing $27,250 in funding, while Thomas Nelson, who pledged $25,000 a year for three years, was the top business partner. Charity Circle, which gave $23,000 in funding to Special Kids, was the top civic group and Family Worship Center, the top church partner, chose to support the Special Kids through a $13,000 special investment from its congregation. Eddie Davis, owner of Gas World and Davis Construction, was once again recognized as the top individual investor giving $10,000 to Special Kids. Felicia Shirley was recognized as the top volunteer having dedicated countless hours to the organization as a committee member and Team Athletes for Special Kids member.
The dinner is named after the late Dick Kleinau who co-founded Special Kids with his daughter Carrie Goodwin. Kleinau invested faithfully, financially, and voluntarily to ensure the doors of Special Kids would be open to those in need. Unfortunately, Kleinau passed away two weeks before the facility officially opened in 1998, but because of his vision and faith to follow Jesus Christ in caring for children with special needs, more than 2,200 children from middle Tennessee have been served at Special Kids. Special Kids is able to continue its mission through individuals and organizations who follow Kleinau’s example by investing faithfully, financially, and voluntarily.
Special Kids is a Christian, nonprofit organization located in Murfreesboro, TN, that provides therapeutic rehabilitation and professional nursing services to children with special needs. Since 1998, Special Kids has served over 2,200 families from 11 counties in middle Tennessee. For more information on Special Kids, please visit specialkidstn.com or call 615.893.4892.
Murfreesboro, TN - Local nonprofit, Special Kids, announced Monday that it will expand to two tournaments for its 13th Annual Golf Classic presented by Kidz Zone Play Systems on Thursday, May 10, at Indian Hills Golf Course in Murfreesboro.
In response to a sold out event in 2011, Special Kids will host a morning and an afternoon tournament to encourage more participants in the golf classic to raise funds for the children with special needs served by the nonprofit.
“Special Kids was very blessed by the turn-out at last year’s tournament,” said Chris Truelove, Special Kids Executive Director. “We are looking forward to seeing even more golfers come out to help the children and families we serve.”
The golf classic format is a four-person ‘scramble,’ with each team starting at various holes. The morning tournament will begin with registration and breakfast provided by Stones River Grill at 7 a.m. followed by a shot-gun start at 8 a.m. The afternoon tournament will kick off with registration and lunch provided by Slick Pig BBQ at 11:30 a.m. followed by a shot-gun start at noon. Players will compete to win prizes from Indian Hills Golf Course and local businesses.
A team of four can play in either the morning or afternoon session to benefit Special Kids for only $125 per person or $500 per team. Teams who choose to play in both sessions will receive a $25 per person discount off the afternoon tournament. Joining in the tournament will include goodie bags, breakfast or lunch, and 18 holes of golf. Players will also have a chance to win a hole-in-one prize of $10,000 cash provided by Doron Claiborne of Farmer Brothers Insurance.
For $125, organizations can receive their company name listed on a tee sign at one of the 18 holes. Higher level sponsorships are also available and already include Kidz Zone Play Systems as the presenting sponsor and major sponsors Tri-Star Title & Escrow, Yates Services, Stones River Grill, and Slick Pig BBQ. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities or to register a team, visit specialkidstn.com/golf-classic or call 615.893.4892.
Special Kids is a Christian, nonprofit organization located in Murfreesboro, TN, that provides therapeutic rehabilitation and professional nursing services to children with special needs. Since 1998, Special Kids has served over 2,200 families from 11 counties in middle Tennessee. For more information on Special Kids, please visit specialkidstn.com or call 615.893.4892.
Murfreesboro, TN - Local nonprofit Special Kids announced Tuesday that the First-Ever Special Kids Race presented by Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC) is close to selling out. The race currently has less than 350 slots available in its 15K distance and 100 slots in its 5K distance for the March 31 event.
The first-year race is capping participant numbers for the 15K and 5K distances at 2,000 registrants. With over 1,500 participants currently registered and over 300 of those signing up in the past week, Special Kids expects to have a sold out event well before race day.
“Special Kids has been so blessed by the overwhelming response from the community,” said Chris Truelove, Special Kids Executive Director. “The support from the race is helping us to continue serving Jesus Christ and meeting the needs of families in middle Tennessee.”
Special Kids also announced that the race’s 1 mile Family Fun Run distance reached its 250 participant maximum on Monday morning and is closed for registration. Volunteer needs have also been filled for the race, and volunteer registration is currently closed.
Registration fees are $30 for the 5K and $40 for the 15K distance. Thanks to support from sponsors, all funds raised from registration fees go to support the work of providing rehabilitative and nursing services for children with special needs at Special Kids. The race will be held at the new MMC location at 1272 Garrison Drive in Murfreesboro. The 15K and 5K courses are certified through USATF and are recognized by the Road Runners Club of America.
Registration is only available online at specialkidsrace.org. For questions, contact Special Kids at 615.893.4892. Phone registrations will be directed to use the online registration at specialkidsrace.org, and paper registrations will not be accepted.
Murfreesboro Medical Clinic is the presenting sponsor for the event. Platinum sponsor is Stewart’s Special Events. Gold sponsors include Finish Line Youth Foundation, Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro Surgical Specialists, Bill Taylor’s Bushido School of Karate, Middle Tennessee Urology, Max Shred, Newk’s Express Café, Jim ‘N Nicks, Jason’s Deli, General Mills, Family Worship Center, and Dr. Togrye Orthodontics. Silver sponsors include Nissan, Copy Express, A Step Ahead, Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance, Animal Care Veterinary Hospital, Illuminate Church, Fast Signs Murfreesboro, Children’s Dentistry of Murfreesboro, Little Guy Movers, Stone Crest Medical Center, Dempsey Vantrease & Follis, and Financial Services & Solutions. Media sponsors include HobNob Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro Magazine, The Murfreesboro Post, VIP Murfreesboro Magazine, and Eric Lusk Design.
Special Kids is a Christian, nonprofit organization located in Murfreesboro, TN, that provides therapeutic rehabilitation and professional nursing services to children with special needs. Since 1998, Special Kids has served over 2,200 families from 11 counties in middle Tennessee. For more information on Special Kids, please visit specialkidstn.com or call 615.893.4892.
Three Additional Finalists were recognized as Tennessee’s Top Volunteers
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Titans announced Sue Hillman of Murfreesboro, TN as the 2011 Titans Community Quarterback Award Winner. Hillman received the annual award during a special recognition luncheon Monday hosted by the Titans at LP Field West Club. Hillman earned a $10,000 grant from Titans owner K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr. and the Tennessee Titans Foundation for her non-profit organization, Catholic Charities of Tennessee.
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Hillman, 68, was one of four volunteers recognized for their volunteer work with non-profit organizations throughout Tennessee. These volunteers were chosen based on their leadership and dedication to bettering their hometown communities. This year’s runner-up was Jack Taylor, 86, from Memphis, who volunteers for the Forever Young Senior Wish Organization. Taylor’s selection earned a $5,000 grant for his organization.
Carrie Goodwin, 46, from Ooltewah, a volunteer for Special Kids, Inc based in Murfreesboro was a finalist in the state-wide competition and earned a $2,500 grant from the Titans Foundation.
Nancy Little, 52, of Hendersonville and a volunteer at CASA of Davidson County was also a finalist and she too earned a $2,500 grant from the Titans Foundation for her organization.
The following information was included in Hillman’s nomination form, submitted by Laura Jumonville at Catholic Charities:
“Since 1990, Sue Hillman has provided temporary foster care for 100 babies in the custody of Catholic Charities’ Caring Choices Adoption and Pregnancy Counseling program. Providing round-the-clock care for newborn only two days old up to infants 12 months of age, Sue will keep a child in her home for as short a period as a few days to as long as seven months. In doing so, Sue not only meets a child’s physical needs, but also provides the nurturing attention and affection needed to begin building a baby’s emotional foundation. Sue is available to Catholic Charities at any time to discuss a baby in her care.”
The Titans Community Quarterback Award program is a statewide contest that recognizes outstanding volunteers, ages 13 and up, of non-profit organizations in Tennessee. The winners were awarded grants from the Tennessee Titans Foundation that totaled $20,000, bringing the total grants awarded since the program started in 2000 to $253,000.
“We have been presenting the Titans Community Quarterback Award since 2000 and we are continually amazed at the magnificent volunteer work throughout the state,” said Titans Owner K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr. “Sue Hillman continues the tradition of statewide winners who give so much to non-profit organizations in Tennessee.”
“Like our winners before her, Sue is an inspiration to us all,” continued Adams. “Community involvement is very important to me and the entire Titans organization. We are pleased to present this grant to the Catholic Charities of Tennessee in recognition of Sue’s dedication. We salute not only today’s four grant winners but everyone that was nominated for this year’s Titans Community Quarterback Award! I say this every year, and it continues to be true – this program shows that Tennessee truly is the Volunteer State.”
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Below are excerpts taken from the finalists’ nomination entries regarding their volunteer efforts plus the amount of the grant awarded from the Tennessee Titans Foundation:
$5,000 Grant Winner - Jack Taylor, 86, Memphis, TN – Forever Young Senior Wish Organization
“Forever Young grants wishes for WWII veterans. The agency has taken over 200 Tennessee WWII veterans on four-day trips to visit the WWI Memorial in Washington, DC. Special wishes also include a ride for a veteran to once again ride as a gunner in a B-17, just as he had done 67 years earlier! Trips also include visits to Pearl Harbor and the Beaches of Normandy. Taylor is himself a WWII veteran and has raised substantial sums of money to fund many of these trips. Known as the organization’s ‘entertainer for constantly telling great jokes,’ he volunteers at every fundraiser. He also purchases flags for young children to give our former service members at Forever Young’s Veterans Day Ceremony each year. Jack Taylor is the perfect example of the phrase – age is only a number!”
$2,500 Grant Winner - Carrie Goodwin, 46, Ooltewah, TN—Special Kids, Inc.
“Special Kids is a non-profit, Christian organization providing rehabilitation and professional nursing services to children with special needs. Carrie envisioned a facility where children with special needs would not be turned away to inability to pay for services but would instead be embraced with loving, healing arms regardless of the family’s situation. Carrie’s vision came to life when the doors of Special Kids were opened debt free in September, 1998. Carrie has served in many capacities over the years, including Administrator, nurse, marketing specialist and sub-contractor and current serves on our Board of Directors and Chair of the Expansion Committee. Carrie has been actively involved in Special Kids since our inception and has helped this organization impact over 2,230 lives of children with special needs and given hope to their families.”
$2,500 Grant Winner - Nancy Little, 52, Hendersonville, TN – CASA Inc. of Davidson County
“CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) provides trained volunteers to advocate for the best interest of children who come to the attention of the Juvenile Court primarily as a result of abuse or neglect. Nancy has been a CASA volunteer since May, 2005. At age three, Nancy was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Her family deprived her of proper medical care and she also was sexually abused as a young girl. At age 14, Nancy decided she wanted something good to come from her physical and emotional pain and that is when she decided to become a social worker and help other abused children. In addition to her professional career, she has volunteered at CASA since 2005 as an advocate for abused and neglected children to make sure their best interests are served. During that time, she has advocated for 22 children to ensure that they are placed in safe, loving homes.”
Previous Titans Community Quarterback Award Winners are:
2010 – John Blackburn, Hickman County Long Term Recovery Committee, Collierville, TN
2009 – Tasha French, “The Contributor,” Nashville, TN
2008- Wayne Howell, Franktown Open Hearts, Franklin, TN
2007- Bill Boss, Hands-On Science Center, Tullahoma, TN
2006- Mary McEwen, Bethlehem Center, Nashville, TN
2005- Sondra Clark, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN
2004- Mary Cunningham, Meals on Wheels, Kingsport, TN
2003- Wayne Watson, Colonial Heights United Methodist Church, Kingsport, TN
2002- Lynn Dunwoody, Auxiliary Probation Service, Memphis, TN
2001- Anna Sternheimer, Nashville Family Shelter, Nashville, TN
2000- Georgeanna Chapman, Martha O’Bryan Center, Nashville, TN
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To further salute volunteerism, the Titans recognized volunteers who assisted the team during seven gameday charitable drives that collected a variety of needed items for area locations. Each of the seven drives below had approximately 40 volunteers collect items donated by Titans fans at collection points surrounding LP Field. Assisting the Titans with these drives was American Paper &Twine, who provided trucks and drivers to collect items collected at the various charity drives. Those seven drives were:
LP Pencil Box School Supply Drive staffed by volunteers from LP Building Products
Nurses for Newborns Baby Shower
Cell Phone Drive staffed by Vanderbilt University ROTC cadets
YWCA “Undie Sunday” – Ladies Undergarment Drive
Titans Foundation Coat Drive staffed by volunteers from Liv2Giv Foundation
Second Harvest Food Bank Drive
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Drive
Murfreesboro, TN - Special Kids received a $30,000 grant from The Baptist Healing Trust which recently awarded funds totaling over $1.8 million to 57 local nonprofits for a variety of health related projects, according to President & CEO Cathy Self. The mission of the Baptist Healing Trust is to be a caring ministry devoted to healing with love in the Christian tradition.
The grant will be used for Special Kids’ summer day camp, Camp Ability, which serves children with special needs in middle Tennessee. The grant funding allows Camp Ability to serve children between the ages of 6-25 years in the months of June and July this year. The summer day camp helps children with special needs work towards the goals of greater self-esteem, increased levels of physical activity, and life skills development.
“The Baptist Healing Trust has played a substantial role in the success of Camp Ability,” said Jan Parker, Director of Foundation Investments at Special Kids. “With their partnership, Special Kids has been blessed to provide this vital service to children with special needs since 2007.”
Recipients of the contributions include nonprofit organizations from all over middle Tennessee working to help create access to quality, compassionate health services for the community’s most vulnerable. This year’s grants bring the collective grant making of the Baptist Healing Trust to over $55 million since 2002. The Baptist Healing Trust was created when Baptist Hospital in Nashville sold to St. Thomas Health Services, a ministry of Ascension Health in St. Louis, Missouri.
Special Kids is a Christian, nonprofit organization located in Murfreesboro, TN, that gives therapeutic rehabilitation and professional nursing services to children with special needs. Since 1998, Special Kids has served over 2,200 families from 11 counties in middle Tennessee. For more information on Special Kids, please visit specialkidstn.com or call 615.893.4892.
Murfreesboro—Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and Surgicenter (MMC) is starting the new year with lots of new activities. The over 60 year-old clinic is expanding its new facility on Garrison Drive in Murfreesboro and recently launched a new website. As MMC moves forward with their plans for growth, the clinic is also focused on expanding their involvement in the community through local nonprofit Special Kids.
On March 31, 2012, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic will host hundreds of athletes participating in the first-ever Special Kids Race at its new facility in the Gateway area of Murfreesboro. Participants can choose from the 1mile, 5K, or 15K race distances. Because of the financial support from MMC and other local sponsors, every dollar of race registrations go directly to support children receiving rehabilitation and nursing services at Special Kids. Those local sponsors include Murfreesboro Surgical Specialist, Bill Taylor’s Bushido Karate, Middle Tennessee Urology, Newk’s Express Cafe, A Step A head, Copy Express, FSS& DVF, Fast Signs, TOA, Dex Imaging, Stronghold Fitness, Jim ‘N Nicks, Aramark and Hatcher Family Dairy.
"Special Kids is a unique organization, and we are proud to be ‘running’ alongside of them in their efforts to raise money for the organization,” said Dan Brown Board Chairman and Anesthesiologist at MMC. “The 15K distance is an uncommon length race, but perfect for anyone preparing for the Country Music Full or Half Marathon. Some of the children from Special Kids will be at the race to encourage and reward the participants. Having the choice of three different distances [15K, 5K and 1mile] is unusual and a first in our area. We [MMC] are excited to be the presenting sponsor the race, as well as participate by having a MMC running team."
Special Kids is a Christian nonprofit that serves over 400 children with special needs each year. The local organization depends on support from the community to continue providing its services to every child in need. Through the help of the Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, Special Kids now has the opportunity to reach more people in the community through the first-ever Special Kids Race.
“We are so excited for this opportunity to have our very own race in Murfreesboro,” said Sharon Perry, Business Partner Specialist at Special Kids. “It is an honor to partner with Murfreesboro Medical Clinic on this venture, and we are so excited about the businesses and volunteers that have come alongside us to make this a spectacular event.”
Early race registration is open to the public. Prices will go up on January 15th. To learn more or register for the event, visit www.specialkidsrace.org.
Special Kids is a Christian, nonprofit organization located in Murfreesboro, TN, that gives therapeutic rehabilitation and professional nursing services to children with special needs. Since 1998, Special Kids has served over 2,200 families from 11 counties in middle Tennessee. For more information on Special Kids, please visit www.specialkidstn.com or call 615.893.4892.
