Take Steps for Kids

Take Steps 5K race doubles previous fundraising total

More than 500 people participated in the fourth annual Take Steps for Kids 5K race, a student-run fundraiser Saturday. The race raised over $8,000, almost twice what it raised last year. Take Steps for Kids 5K is the largest student-run 5K in Missouri.

| Senior News Editor

Running Club raises $3750 for local Big Brothers Big Sisters

With Brookings Hall as the backdrop, 184 runners, walkers and even a dog began a five-kilometer run through campus in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. Started just last year, the now-annual Take Steps for Kids is fast becoming a tradition at Washington University. Over $3,750 was raised for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri in the event organized by the Washington University Running Club.

| Staff Reporter

Club running hosts second annual 5k

The Danforth Campus will be host to the second annual “Take Steps for Kids” run/walk on Saturday, April 17, at 5:30 p.m. The five-kilometer course begins in Brookings Quad. The race started as an effort by Washington University Club Running to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. Pre-registered students paid $12, […]

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