Contact: Paige Watson
STARKVILLE, Miss.âMississippi ´ķĪķAPPâs Panhellenic Council and campus Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic are co-sponsoring Bullyâs Autism Spectrum Glow Run.
Open to all, the 3K event Monday [April 3] begins at 7 p.m. on Robert L. Jones Circle in the universityâs Sorority Row area. The $20 registration fee will include a T-shirt to mark participation.
MSU students not yet signed up should do so promptly via OrgSync; others, at . Runners are encouraged to wear blue for autism awareness.
Fellows of the G.V. âSonnyâ Montgomery Leadership Program are providing race assistance.
All proceeds from the fundraising activity will go directly to the campus clinic located at 299-1 Morrill Road.
âAs April is Autism Awareness Month, weâre really thankful for the efforts of Panhellenic and the support of the Montgomery student leaders in bringing this event together,â said center director Dan Gadke, assistant professor in MSUâs Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Foundations.
The Panhellenic Council represents eight national social sorority chapters at MSU, including Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Kappa Delta, Phi Mu, Pi Beta Phi and Zeta Tau Alpha. Senior Sarah K. Parkey of Alpharetta, Georgia, the councilâs community service director, said the ADDC was adopted last year as the organizationâs primary philanthropy.
Part of the Division of Student Affairsâ student leadership office, the Montgomery Fellows group includes, among others, senior Katie L. McLemore of Starkville. She said members are volunteering because they recognize âthe importance of giving back to organizations that offer services not only to students at MSU, but also to the community of Starkville.â
For more information on the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic, visit ; the Panhellenic Council, visit ; and Montgomery Leadership Program, .
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