Davenport, Iowa – Share the Power of a Wish®! Make-A-Wish® Iowa invites you to participate in the 8th Annual Walk/Run for Wishes on Saturday, October 7, at Lindsay Park Yacht Club in Davenport, Iowa. This event raises funds to help improve the lives of Iowa children with life-threatening medical conditions by granting them their one true wish. Awards go to the top three male and female finishers and to the top fundraising team. Register as a team or as an individual for one of the following distances: • 10k starts at 10 a.m. • 5k begins at 10:30 a.m. • 1-mile walk starts at 10:45 a.m. Visit www.getmeregistered.com (event ID: 127018) to sign up! Registration is $30 and includes a race t-shirt (same day race registration is available for $40 per person). Can’t make the race? Contribute by participating in our Sleeping for Wishes program. Donate $25 and receive a Sleeping for Wishes t-shirt! Enjoy food, refreshments, and family-fun activities during the post-race party at Lindsay Park Yacht Club. Sponsors include: Illini Dental Associates, C&W Transport Solutions, Johnny’s Pizza and Slices, True Financial Partners, Henningsen Construction. In-kind sponsors include: Lindsay Park Yacht Club, Hy-Vee, Emily Applegate, Maddie Case, Molo Companies, Mickle Communications, Quad-City Times, WHBF-TV4, KWQC-TV6, Power Grafx. Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. The average cost of a wish in Iowa is $7,500 cash and $5,100 in-kind, and this past year 190 wishes were granted to children from ages 2 ½ to 18 years old, all across the state. Please visit www.iowa.wish.org for more information. ###
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