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2nd Annual Midtown Race for MAC Raises $30K+ for Working Poor
Local Sponsors Joined Midtown Assistance Center (MAC) to Host 5K Road Race
Successfully drawing a multi-generational crowd of runners and walkers, the Midtown Assistance Center’s 2nd Midtown Race for MAC raised more than $30,000 to support Midtown’s working poor.
Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities stepped off on Saturday morning, June 13 in Piedmont Park to raise money to support MAC’s mission: to help the area’s working poor during emergency situations.
“The race appealed to all ages and provided a great way to support and celebrate MAC and our mission,” said Dorothy Chandler, Executive Director of the Midtown Assistance Center. “11 Midtown congregations, including Atlanta First United Methodist Church, form our base of support along with members of the local business community. We want more people to get to know MAC because that helps us find supporters and volunteers.”
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The Midtown Assistance Center welcomed returning supporters and a number of new sponsors for this year’s race. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta serves as the Platinum Sponsor for the event. Gold Sponsors are Alston & Bird, Georgia Power Company, Mac’s Beer & Wine, Purchasing Power, Rabobank, and Sutherland. Silver Sponsors are Colliers International, Consolidated Planning, Schiff Hardin, and SunTrust Private Wealth Management. Bronze Sponsors include Dunphy Realty, Gwinnett Place Honda, and Veenendaalcave, Inc.
About the Midtown Assistance Center (MAC): MAC helps people from all walks of life. Recipients are people who are employed, but facing temporary financial crises such as those brought on by illness, layoffs, and inconsistent or reduced work hours. Many of MAC’s recipients are employed in the retail, hospitality, security and construction industries. Often this population lives at the edge of poverty. On a daily basis, they are able to meet their own needs, but when the unforeseen happens, they may not have the resources to recover.
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“Often MAC is the only safety net between hard-working men and women and homelessness,” said Ms. Chandler. “Since 1986, MAC has helped in over 100,000 emergency situations.” ###
Photo caption: Mac Thurston, a longtime supporter of the Midtown Assistance Center, congratulates Executive Director Dorothy Chandler on the success of the race. Mac’s Beer & Wine, owned by Mr. Thurston, served as one of the fundraising event’s sponsors.
