Special Kids Race Raises $192K
The Special Kids Race announces today that the 7th annual event raised $192,216 to help children with special needs served by Special Kids Therapy & Nursing Center.
Over 2,850 runners and walkers registered in the 15K, 5K and 1 Mile distances on Saturday, March 17, at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC) in Murfreesboro. There was also a fun new challenge incorporated into race day called “Beat the Leprechaun,” since the race date fell on St. Patrick’s Day this year. For every runner and walker that “Beat the Leprechaun,” Hooper Fence Company and Wood Personnel Services donated $1 back to Special Kids which raised an additional $2,000.
The annual event, presented by Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & Surgicenter, had expenses covered for the 7th consecutive year by its sponsors, allowing every dollar from registration to go towards providing therapy and nursing services at Special Kids.
The 7th annual Special Kids Race was presented by its founding sponsor Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & Surgicenter with Diamond sponsor Backer-Springfield and Platinum sponsors Walker & Dunlop and The Crossings at Victory Station. Gold sponsors included Max Shred, Newk’s Eatery, New Vision Baptist Church, Ole South Properties and Stewart’s Special Events. Silver sponsors were Adams Place, Saint Thomas Rutherford, Twelve Stone, Hooper Fence, The Morgan Family Foundation, A Step Ahead, Stones River Battlefield, Nissan North America, Little Guys Movers, Tam Clark DJ Services, Fleet Feet, Smoothie King, Snowie Bus of Nashville and Ascend Federal Credit Union. Bronze sponsors included Mobility Works, Franklin Synergy Bank, Wegmann Automotive, Once Upon a Child, Sims Recycling, Cooke Realty Partners, David Price Center, Turner Construction Company, TOA, Red Kap, Murfreesboro Pure Milk, Boys and Girls Club, Farrer Brothers, Jim N Nick’s, Stones River Recycling, Wax Family Printing, Murfreesboro Pulse, Rock Solid Security, Tasty Table, The Very Idea, Southern Sunday Coffee, Stanlick Chiropractic and Murfreesboro Magazine.
Special Kids is a Christian therapy and nursing center for children with special needs. The Murfreesboro-based ministry started with one child in 1998 and has grown to serve over 3,700 children from 19 counties in middle Tennessee. For more information on Special Kids, please visit specialkidstn.com or call 615.893.4892.
