2009 5K Run/Walk turns out 3 times more participants than last year
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5K Run/Walk Grand Marshal Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin with Race Marshals Developer Herman J. Russell, Civil Rights Activist Jesse Hill Jr., UNCF Director Sam Burston, Atlanta Mayoral Candidate Glenn Thomas, Fulton County Clerk of Superior Court Tina Robinson, Clayton County Commissioner Sonna Singleton, KISS 104.1 News Anchor Veronica Water, Atlanta City Councilman Lamar Willis, WSB-TV News Anchor Justin Farmer, Connect Magazine Editor Tanjuria Anderson, KISS 104.1 Personality Cynthia Young, True Colors Theatre’s Community Director Curtis King and Dekalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson. |
The Atlanta HBCU Alumni Alliance, AlumniUnit.com and the UNCF Atlanta Inter-Alumni Council would like to thank all of our registrants, volunteers, Race Marshals, sponsors, donors and vendors for helping to make our 2nd Annual 5K Run/Walk a success! We had over 750 registrants, over three times the volume of the inaugural event!!! Your support benefits the scholarship funds of participating Chapters and directly impacts the lives of students attending our great HBCUs.
The Alumni Chapter to have the most registrants and take home the plaque (and bragging rights) is…DRUM ROLL PLEASE:
FAMU Metro-Atlanta Alumni Chapter (65)
Tags: 5K, Atlanta, grant park, HBCU, run/walk, UNCF