WHO: Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Representatives from the Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation
WHAT: The Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation Anti-Bulling Flag Raising Ceremony
WHEN: Monday, September 12, 2011, at 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Steps of Springfield City Hall
BACKGROUND
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Representatives from the Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation will participate in an Anti-Bullying Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, September 12, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., on the Steps of Springfield City Hall.
The Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation will also hold its 2nd Annual Anti-Bullying Back-to-School 5k Road Race/2k Walk on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Forest Park. This year’s theme is "Be a Buddy Not a Bully." For additional information about the walk visit www.carljoseph11.org or email carljoseph11@gmail.com Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Alan J. Ingram will serve as Honorary Co-Chairs of this year’s race/walk.
The Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation was established in 2010 to bring awareness to the extreme measures that some children will take as a result of bullying. Eleven year old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover took his life. Conceived with an initial investment of $25.00, the Foundation’s mission is to help ensure that bullying is no longer tolerated in our community.
The events are sponsored by The Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation.