College Football Hall of Fame To Help Charities

The Hall of Fame's central location in downtown South Bend provides groups and organizations unparalleled exposure and access that ensures a successful event with maximum attendance.   
 
"It is important to the Hall of Fame to be involved with charitable organizations within our community," says executive director, Lisa Klunder. "Located in the center of downtown South Bend, we have an opportunity to provide a central venue to assist various non-profit organizations and their initiatives. We look forward each year to working with these organizations and many more throughout the year as they provide various means of assistance to the community through effective action."

The schedule of the remaining events is as follows:
  

 

 

 

 Check in begins at 7:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 9:30 a.m. at the College Football Hall of Fame's Gridiron Plaza. Teams of walkers can be a group of 4 or more people who collect donations for the event. Individual walkers are welcome as well. Register or volunteer today for the MS Walk by contacting the Indiana StateChapter of the National MS Society at 800-344-4867or visit www.nmss.org 

Center for the Homeless Dance for Change
May 2, 2009
 

This inaugural event will be held on the Hall of Fame's Gridiron Plaza. This event has been made possible through the partnership of the Center for the Homeless and Five Star, an organization that provides high energy, character and leadership development programming for area students. All area high school and junior high school students from St. Joseph and Elkhart counties are invited to participate. Dancing, group activities, eating, and socializing will take place to help raise awareness to the issues of poverty and homelessness. For more information visit www.danceforchange.net

 

Homeward Bound Walk
May 9, 2009
 

 

The walk will begin at the Hall of Fame's Gridiron Plaza. This year is the seventh annual Homeward Bound 5K Walk in St. Joseph County. Eleven agencies that serve homeless populations and address housing issues will benefit from this year's walk. There are 11 total walk sites in Indiana this year. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:00 a.m. For more information visit http://www.habitat-for-humanity.org.
 
 

  
Sunburst
June 6, 2009

From the Hall of Fame to Notre Dame! Join more than 6,000 participants for the 26th Annual Sunburst Marathon.  Events will kick-off at the College Football Hall of Fame with the Family Walk at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5th. All other races are scheduled for Saturday, June 6 beginning with the marathon start time at 6:00 a.m. The Sunburst Races are kicking' it old school with throwback t-shirt designs from the very beginning as well as bringing in the new with a wheelchair division and cutting-edge Chronotrack D-Tag System for race timing. For more information go to www.sunburstraces.org or contact Molly Sullivan at (574) 647-3394.