FUNDRAISER FOR THE KARLI ROSE KELL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT RME  

Wed., Oct. 12, 2011 - 6 pm in the  Redstone Room  at RME  

Admission: $15 per person - Tickets Available Now at RME  

or Online at www.redstoneroom.com

Please join us October 12, 2011 for Moondance - a benefit to raise funds for the Karli Rose Kell music scholarship fund in the  Redstone Room .  Enjoy an evening of live music, silent auction, great food from the Woodfire Grill and cash bar. All proceeds will benefit the Karli Rose Kell Music Scholarship Fund at RME.

Over $43,000 has been raised in Karli's memory since Karli's passing in 2002, including the original scholarships awarded to music students at   Rock Island   High School  . Find out how your donations benefit students and young musicians throughout our community, in financial assistance with fees for music lessons and educational programs at RME, to the thousands of kazoos distributed to school children at RME and at special RME outreach programs in our area.

This fund was established by Ellis Kell, the RME's Director of Programming and Education, and his wife Kristi, in memory of their late daughter Karli Rose, who died in an auto accident in 2002.  

We sincerely hope you will join us at Moondance 2011. However, if you can't make it, donations may be made to Karli's fund at:  

KARLI ROSE KELL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT RME
c/o River Music Experience,   129 N. Main Street ,  Davenport ,  IA   52801  
For more information phone: 563-326-1333 ext. 113,  

or email: ekell@rivermusicexperience.org

BETTENDORF, IA - The Bettendorf Rotary's Run with Carl will be held on Monday, September 5^th. The 5Mile Run and the  5K run/walk and 1/2 and 1-mile fun runs for children 12 and under start and finish at the Bettendorf Life Center (2222 Middle Rd., Bettendorf) with Awards to follow at approximately 9:30 a.m. The course remains the same as in previous years. Entry fees are $20 for the 5K Run/Walk or 5 Mile Run for no t-shirt and $25 for the 5K Run/Walk or 5 Mile Run with a t-shirt. The youth entry fee for the ½ and 1-mile fun run is $10.

Race Day registrants are not eligible for awards so pre-registration is encouraged.

For pre-registered runners, packet pick up will take place at the Bettendorf Life Fitness Center parking lot (2222 Middle Road) on:

• Friday, September 2^nd 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday, September 3^rd Noon until 3:00 p.m.

The 2010 Run with Carl attracted 1,300 runners and raised funds to support college scholarships for Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley graduates. This year, we hope to knock that number out of the park by registering 1700 runners for the 17^th year of the race. Participants may register online only at www.runwithcarl.com.

Carl Schillig was 15 years old when he was killed in a car-pedestrian accident in 1994. Carl was active in a variety of community, school and church activities. In commemoration of his life, the Run With Carl Walk/Run attracts participants to the challenging, but scenic, course following city streets, neighborhoods and the Bettendorf Recreation Path.

For more information or to register, visit the website at www.runwithcarl.com or find us on Facebook by searching for "Run with Carl."

About the Bettendorf Rotary: The Bettendorf Rotary Club was chartered in 1957. The group meets every Wednesday at noon at Fortune Garden Restaurant (2211 South Kimberly Road, Bettendorf). They are the Title Sponsor of Run with Carl.

About the Carl D. Schillig Memorial Fund, Inc.: The Carl D. Schillig Memorial Fund was established in 1995 in memory of Carl Schillig who was killed at the age of 15 in a car-pedestrian accident. The fund provides a $4000 college scholarship to graduates of Pleasant Valley High School - which Carl attended - and Bettendorf High School graduates. With Carl's philanthropy as its inspiration, the nonprofit also distributes proceeds from the run to organizations in which Carl was active, including the Bettendorf Pleasant Valley Aquatics, the Cornbelt Running Club, and Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

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MOLINE, Ill. - Share Quad Cities - an organization offering healing for those touched by the loss of a baby through pregnancy loss, still birth or in the first few months of life - will hold its Second Annual Walk for Remembrance & Hope on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Registrations are due Sept. 5. The event will be held at Prospect Park, 16^th Street and 30^th Avenue, Moline. Proceeds from this event allow the organization to continue to support families at no charge.

"This walk is such a wonderful event," said Kara Warren, Share Quad Cities member. "I love being able to celebrate the life of my baby, however short it may have been, with others who truly understand exactly what I am going through. It is so nice to have such loving support."

Check-in begins at 9 a.m. The memorial begins at 10 a.m. Names of babies lost will be read and flower petals will be floated in the lagoon, followed by a walk with music.

The $20 registration fee includes a T-shirt with baby's name, memorial program and flower to float. A $10 adult registration or $8 child registration includes a T-shirt and flower petals to float. Also, consider creating a poem, letter, message to baby or a hopeful message to other bereaved parents. Don't want a T-shirt or memorial program? Just come and walk with us.

For a registration form, visit www.shareqc.com, or email Chalyn Fornero-Green at chalyn@shareqc.com. Registration fees and donations can be sent to Share Quad Cities, PO BOX 188, Rapids City, IL 61278.

About Share Quad Cities

Share Quad Cities provides support for grief experienced at the time of, or following, the death of a baby. This support encompasses emotional, physical, spiritual and social healing, as well as sustaining the family unit. Share Quad Cities meets the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Genesis Heart Institute, Adler Room No. 1, 1236 East Rusholme St., Davenport.