News
Press Release
Dallas, TX (March 17, 2008)
2009 Dash Down Greenville Avenue 5K Date Is Set For
Saturday March, 14
Dallas based running specialty retailer Run On! announced
today that the date for the 2009 Dash Down Greenville Avenue is Saturday March 14, 2009.
The date will mark the 13th year of the 5K race which has become one of Dallas' St.
Patrick's Day weekend traditions.
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the entire press release.
Dash Down Greenville to Benefit North Texas Food
Bank
This year the Dash Down
Greenville will benefit the North Texas Food Bank, whose mission is
to "passionately pursues a hunger-free community". Since it was founded in 1982,
the NTFB has distributed 362 million pounds of food across our 13-county service area,
which includes Dallas, Denton, Collin, Fannin, Rockwall, Hunt, Grayson, Kaufman, Ellis,
Navarro, Lamar, Delta and Hopkins counties. Each month last year, member agency pantries
distributed food to more than 43,000 families, and on-site meal programs served more than
410,000 meals and snacks. The recepients of the donations include after-school
programs, residential treatment programs, food pantries, emergency shelters, soup
kitchens, senior citizen centers and low-income daycare centers.
Visit the North
Texas Food Bank's Website to learn more. |