The LGE Community Outreach Foundation will host its annual Decade Dash 5k Saturday, March 23, at 8 a.m. in Kennesaw. Funds raised will benefit local charities including:
- CASA of Paulding County
- Calvary Children’s Home
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
- McKenna Farms
- MUST Ministries
- Next Step Ministries
- SafePath
- United Military Care
- Warehouse of Hope
The Decade Dash 5k is an AJC Peachtree Qualifier, with its fast and relatively flat route beginning at Barrett Summit. Participants are encouraged to dress in their best 60s to 90s decades attire, and both strollers and dogs are welcome. A 1K fun run/tot-trot is also available for the youngest of runners.
Registration includes race goodie bag and event T-shirt, and top finishers in each age group will receive medals during the post-race award ceremony. For race day information, sponsorship opportunity information, or to register, visit LGEFoundation.org.
About the LGE Community Outreach Foundation
The LGE Community Outreach Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded in 2010 as a way for LGE Community Credit Union to give back to the community. The Foundation, which is based on the credit union principle of “people helping people,” represents the giving spirit of the employees of LGE Community Credit Union. Annually, the LGE Foundation leads a fundraising campaign with the goal of helping give back to the communities we serve. For more information, visit LGEfoundation.org.
About LGE Community Credit Union
LGE Community Credit Union provides full-service, federally insured banking to over 112,000 people in northwest Georgia, with better rates and lower fees than you will typically find in a big bank. LGE serves all residents and business within Cobb, Paulding, Cherokee and Fulton counties. Since 2010, LGE has invested over $950,000 in the lives of those in the community including children, homeless, abuse victims and those that fall on hard times. For more information, visit LGEccu.org
