CASA of the Heartland will celebrate local heroes and raise funds and awareness for vulnerable children in the community at their Light the Night Superhero 5K, to be held at the Elizabethtown Sports Park on Friday, May 9.
“We feel like our CASA volunteers are heroes within our community, and we’re also going to have some fire trucks and some police cars out there helping us light the night because they are our local heroes as well and we want to celebrate everybody who helps keep the kiddos in our community safe,” said CASA of the Heartland Executive Director Michelle Kail.
The family-friendly fun walk and run is for people of all ages and abilities. Pre-race festivities begin at 7 p.m.
“The race itself will start at 8:42 p.m.,” Kail said. “That probably seems like a weird time, but that is, as I’ve been told, what time it’s supposed to get dark, so that way we can put on all of our light up gear and truly light the night this year.”
Court-appointed special advocates are volunteers that advocate for the best interests of abused or neglected children in family court and the foster system. The organization serves Hardin, LaRue, Breckinridge, Meade, and Grayson counties, and is looking for volunteers.
“We are really looking for community members who are just really interested in helping children, and maybe just want to sit down and have a conversation about what does it look like to volunteer, because our judges typically appoint us to the most egregious cases to be that extra set of eyes and ears in the homes and for the courts,” Kail said.
Learn more about the organization and find the Light the Night Superhero 5K registration link on the CASA of the Heartland website or Facebook page.
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