Get
ready to have some fun while helping to raise money for a good cause. In partnership with Fishin’ Buddies, the
School of Extended Learning, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Nathan
Manilow Sculpture Park, the Fishin’ Buddies Walk-a-Thon is a fund-raiser for the
S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) Programs for
Chicagoland at-risk youth. In addition
there are more than 100 local organizations, schools, businesses and clubs who
are supporting the hikers, volunteers and sponsors.
The
event takes place on Saturday, June 6th, 2015 from 10am to 3pm with an
onsite check-in at 9am. Held at the beautiful
Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park located on GSU’s main campus, participants will register
as individuals or as a team. Once you
register, you can set up your own FB Walk-a-Thon Page where you can post
information about your fundraising goal and personalize with pictures, videos
and messages. Then all you have to do is
to share your page via Facebook, email or text and ask your support group to
help you meet your fundraising goal.
Not
only does the event provide the opportunity to walk for a cause but also gives
you a chance to experience the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park. To help fully appreciate the park, there will
be a FB Outdoor Assistant mobile app available to use to further explore the
trails and learn more about GSU’s
natural areas and student research projects.
You
will also have the opportunity to take a look at the Solo Exhibition Series: Don’t
Tread on Me by Chakaia Booker. The exhibit
consists of three outdoor pieces, Serendipity (1998), Meeting Ends (2005) and
What’s Not (2009). Booker is renowned
for her work with discarded automobile tires that are cut up into various
shapes and sizes and then fastened onto wooden or metal armatures.
Please
see the School
of Extended Learning’s website for more details and our online registration
form. Registration fees and donations
can be made via debit card, credit card and/or check.
At GSU you will discover a highly diverse
student body made up of individuals of all ages and backgrounds and courses
that are taught by gifted professors. At the School of Extended Learning
we are dedicated to providing support and resources to all students, faculty,
and the community to enhance individual growth and global understanding.