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Georgia Cares Gears Up For 2nd Annual Color Me Free 5K!

5K Color Run taking place on July 30 in Marietta, Ga to raise money for victim services for child victims of sex trafficking in Georgia.

Join Georgia Cares on Saturday, July 30th for our second annual Color Me Free 5k as we run for their lives! This 5k color run is a way to help free child victims of sex trafficking and have fun while doing it. It will be a 5K like you’ve never experienced before! Don’t forget to wear white so your colors will show!

The Color Me Free 5K color run is taking place Saturday, July 30th at Due West United Methodist Church located at 3956 Due West Road, Marietta, GA 30064. Race start time is at 8:00am. Registration is online at Active.com or at gacares.org. Registration now through June 18 is $25, June 19-July 23 is $35, and July 23 - July 28 is $45. Day of registration is $45. The goal for this race is to raise money for victim services and raise awareness of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, happening right here in our Georgia communities. Adam Bomb from Q100 will be broadcasting live on site for this event.

Georgia Cares was created as an initiative of the Governor’s Office for Children and Families in 2009. Georgia Cares is now an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to serve child sex trafficking victims in Georgia. Georgia Cares is the single, statewide coordinating agency to connect services and treatment care for all child sex trafficking victims. Our mission is to ensure that child sex trafficking victims receive quality care and services in the state of Georgia. It is our vision that child sex trafficking will one day be eradicated in Georgia, and we will see survivors restored and thriving.

To learn more about the Color Me Free 5K or Georgia Cares, please visit www.gacares.org, e-mail us at admin@gacares.org, or call us at 404-602-0068.


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