Sorority runs/walks for charity
More than 200 people gathered Saturday in downtown Mount Pleasant’s Island Park to walk – or run – for a charitable cause.
Social Zeta Tau Alpha sponsored the ninth annual Crown Classic 5K Walk/Run to help raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Participants paid a $15 entrance fee which went directly to the Komen Foundation.
Zeta Tau Alpha puts on fund-raisers throughout the year to prepare themselves for the Crown Classic.
All proceeds are donated to the Komen Foundation every year.
“We feel really strongly about this cause because in one way or another it has affected someone we were close to,” said Shayna Mesi, Sterling Heights junior and Zeta Tau Alpha president.
The runners began the race at 1 p.m. after meeting at the Island Park pavilion for registration and refreshments.
“It was a great way to get a bunch of people together to support a great cause,” said Kristina Kattula, Sterling Heights sophomore and Zeta Tau Alpha member.
