[454] "See Spot Run" In MTSU Fundraiser For Habitat For Humanity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Jackie Victory, 615-898-5812

‘SEE SPOT RUN’ IN MTSU FUNDRAISER FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Humans and Dogs Set to Run, Walk and Bark Their Way across Flat, Fast Campus

(MURFREESBORO) – The Sixth Annual See Spot Run 5K, a run/walk for participants and their canine friends, is slated for 8 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at MTSU’s Walnut Grove. All proceeds, including entry fees, admissions and sponsorships, will go toward the MTSU Habitat for Humanity Building Fund.
The MTSU Office of Leadership and Service, which sponsors the event, seeks to raise the $60,000 necessary to sponsor a Habitat for Humanity “blitz build” on campus during the University’s centennial year.
Jackie Victory, director of the office, says the See Spot Run 5K is only one in a series of campus fundraisers designed to generate money for the “blitz build.” Victory says construction of the home will be a way for MTSU students to give back to the Murfreesboro community.
“We’ve solicited a number of sponsors, worked to promote the event on- and off-campus and helped to recruit a number of participants and volunteers for the event,” says Victory.”See Spot Run is a race unlike any other for the campus and the community. We encourage everyone to come out to enjoy a great event and support an even greater cause.”
For the first time ever, this year’s race will feature chip timing. This technological advance in running facilitates the documentation of running/walking times by having participants wear small, lightweight electronic chips. As the participants cross over strategically placed electronic mats, their times will be recorded automatically.
Entrants may pre-register for a fee of $20 through Sunday, May 8. On-site registration, which is $25, will open at 6:30 a.m. on the day of the race. To register, go to http://www.active.com and search for “See Spot Run,” or call 615-898-5812.

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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. Recently, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.