April 12, 1999 Volume 21, No. 14

Students Run for a Good Cause Students at Ithaca College and Cornell University are teaming up to help make some important wishes come true. "Running for a Wish" — a 5K road race — will be held on Saturday, April 24, to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central New York. The foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fulfilling the special wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. There are two ways to support the fund-raising effort. Student runners from the two institutions are soliciting donations through pledge forms, while outside runners will pay a $15 registration fee. "Running for a Wish" will travel through the Ithaca College campus, beginning and ending on the track at Butterfield Stadium. Registration starts at 12:30 p.m., with the race at 2:00 p.m. The first 50 registrants will receive a T-shirt, and prizes will be awarded to the winners in four divisions (male and female, over 30 and under 30). The race is sponsored by the Community Service Network and Student Athlete Advisory Council of Ithaca College and the Student Wish Makers of Cornell University. Organizer Jeff Miller ’00 says the CSN is excited about holding an event which involves the entire Ithaca community. "It’s great that runners from Ithaca College, Cornell, and the surrounding area are getting together to support this wonderful cause. We are delighted to be working with the Student Wish Makers of Cornell and the Make-a-Wish Foundation to make a dream come true for a wonderful child and family in the Ithaca area." Runner registration and pledge forms can be picked up at the information desk or the Student Activities Center in Ithaca College’s Campus Center; at Cornell’s Public Service Center; and at Klein’s All-Sport, Champs, Courtside Racquet and Fitness Club, Cayuga Fitness Consultants, and Ithaca Fitness Center. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is the oldest, largest, and most respected wish-granting organization in the world, with more than 13,000 volunteers in 82 chapters in the United States and its territories. Since the foundation was created in 1980, more than 50,000 wishes have been granted throughout the United States. For more information on "Running for a Wish," e-mail jmiller7@ic3.ithaca.edu or call 274-1267.