Donations of any amount are welcome and needed. Supporters can donate in support of individual runners, walkers, relay teams or cyclists
The 2024 Freed to Run Challenge November 23-24 benefiting Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s Shelter for Elders initiative is drawing lawyers, judges, business leaders, and other civic-minded athletes to help fund an endowment for housing-related legal assistance for indigent seniors.
The runners and walkers will complete half-mile laps around the Duval County Courthouse in a period of either 12 or 24 hours beginning November 23, or run a 5k on November 24, while the cyclists will bike from the St. Johns County Courthouse to the Duval County Courthouse November 24. All are gathering financial pledges for JALA.
“We have a wonderful group of people ready to hit the pavement for JALA, but we would like to see more people getting involved, and there is still time,” said event founder and Gunster shareholder Mike Freed.
The Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund is matching a gift of $25,000 from a single donor, dollar-for-dollar, provided that at least $50,000 can be raised from additional major donors. The challenge grant is designed to help the Freed to Run Challenge raise $100,000 from large donors.
Read more at The Florida Bar
