Care Net sets Walk for Life fundraiser Sept. 7 at park

Care Net Pregnancy Center of Putnam County has announced it will conduct its annual Walk for Life on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Robe-Ann Park.

The Walk for Life will begin at shelterhouse No. 5 near the Emerald Palace playground at the north end of the park.

The event will begin at 9 a.m. with registration beginning at 8:30. Participants may call the CPC or stop by during office hours to receive a Walk for Life brochure.

The Walk for Life is only two miles, making it easy for walkers of all ages and abilities to participate. Walkers simply need to ask friends and family to sponsor them with a single, tax-deductible gift for their participation in the walk.

Walkers are not required to collect money from their sponsors. Any walker raising a total of $200 or more will receive a commemorative Walk for Life T-shirt.

Care Net Pregnancy Center of Putnam County is a non-profit Christian ministry that assists women who are facing unplanned pregnancies.

The ministry also provides material assistance for families in need. Care Net also provides parenting classes through its Earn While You Learn program.

Care Net does not receive any state or federal funding and is supported solely through the donations of individuals, businesses and churches throughout Putnam County. Care Net opened June 1994 and has helped hundreds of women and their families since that time.

Located on the south end of Greencastle at 1224 Bloomington St., Care Net is across from Greencastle Music Center.

For more information, persons may call Shelly McFadden at 653-6605.