THINK Together to Participate in 5th Annual Los Angeles Homewalk 2011



THINK Students and their banner for Homewalk 2010



On Saturday November 19^th, THINK Together will participate in the 5^th Annual United Way Los Angeles Homewalk 2011 to end homelessness in Los Angeles County, with more than 500 participants expected to join the cause on behalf of THINK Together. This will be THINK Together’s fifth time participating in this event since its inception, and is usually one of the event’s largest group of walkers. Over the past four years, Homewalk has had more than 18,000 participants, raised $1.7 million and funded organizations that have put nearly 9,000 people into housing. This year marks the first time Kobe Bryant will serve as Honorary Chair of Homewalk 2011, and the first year the event will be a run/walk. Bryant and his wife, who have a deep interest in the plight of homeless youth and families, have created the Kobe & Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation, which is dedicated to having an impact on the issue of youth homelessness in Los Angeles.

Those who sign up with the THINK Together team do not have to pay a registration fee, although donations to the cause are highly encouraged. To sign up with THINK Together and join the event free of charge, please visit www.homewalkla.org and click on register on the top. You must then select to ‘Join a Team’ and select THINK Together from the drop down menu available. Participants will then be required to register their information with Homewalk 2011, and use the partner code uwpartner11 under ‘United Way Partners’ to walk the event free of charge for the THINK Together team. All registrations must be processed online before the event. If you are walking with a children under 18, please register them online prior to the event, and bring the completed registration form signed by an adult to check-in.

THINK Together currently has more than 400 kids and 60 adults planning on registered to attend Homewalk 2011, just short of our goal of 500! We urge volunteers to come forward to join our winning team and support and this very worthy cause. There are about 100 spots still available and it’s not too late to sign up!

The event takes place on Saturday November 19^th at Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Check-in opens at 7:00 a.m., with the opening program at 8:30 a.m. and the run/walk beginning at 9:00 a.m. 

 Please visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=302220113124637 for more information!