LARGO – United Methodist Cooperative Ministries/Suncoast, Inc., a social services outreach program headquartered in Largo, will hold Walk-for-the-Dream fundraiser on Saturday, March 31, 9 a.m. until noon, at the Florida Botanical Gardens and Heritage Village in Pinewood Cultural Park, 12520 Ulmerton Road.
The public is invited to participate as individuals or teams to raise funds for Cooperative Ministries’ life changing programs for at-risk children and families by getting sponsors for their participation. Teams are being formed from Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus and Manatee counties with volunteers of all ages and from all walks of life.
Individuals who collect a minimum of $35 or more in sponsorships will receive a free T-shirt and a boxed lunch for a picnic in the park. Top fundraising individuals will have the chance to win big prizes. Awards also will be given for the top fundraising groups and those with the most official walkers. Registrations along with funds collected must be turned in to Cooperative Ministries no later than March 15.
Founded in 1975, United Methodist Cooperative Ministries/Suncoast, Inc. is a nonprofit, social service outreach mission of the Gulf Central District of the United Methodist Church. Cooperative Ministries mobilizes over 4,000 volunteers and provides a wide variety of nonsectarian social service programs in five Gulf Coast Counties to more than15,000 individuals and families dreaming of help with basic social, educational, and economic needs.
For more details, call 442-6881, ext. 5, or register online at www.UMCM.info.
