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STEVEN K. LATIMER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION HOSTING BINGO NIGHT
Fundraiser helps benefit the SKL Foundation, which provides scholarships to children of families who lost a loved one to violence
REGION—The Steven K. Latimer Memorial Foundation announces that in an effort to help offset the cost of the SKL Memorial 5K ~ Families Against Violence Run/Walk, they will be hosting the Wild #5 Bingo fundraiser on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at the Cape Verdean Progressive Center in East Providence, RI.
The 5K is the Foundation’s main fundraiser and has been held for the last four years as the catalyst to bring awareness to the violence in our cities. This race, which will be held later this fall, began in honor of Steven Latimer, who lost his life on October 2, 2011, just two days before his 24th birthday, in a senseless, random act of violence. This event brings families and communities together for a day of peace, and serves to not only honor Latimer, but the countless other sons and daughters who have lost their lives due to violence.
The SKL Foundation provides scholarships to youth in the state of Rhode Island who have lost either a parent/guardian or loved one due to an act of violence. The Foundation also supports different community services that are geared towards inspiring our youth to make better life choices and offers programs to help keep them off the streets and doing positive things.
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Myra Latimer-Nicholas, Steven’s mother who chairs the race, said the issue has raised awareness that is not confined to certain neighborhoods.
“No parent ever wants to have a door knock or a doorbell ring either late at night or very early in the morning with the police on the other side of their door,” she said. “Losing a loved one to violence is horrific and heartbreaking. It steals lives and destroys families. Children are left behind, with life as they know it interrupted and their futures uncertain. When something like this happens, it leaves a void in that family that can never be replaced.”
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The 3.1-mile race tours scenic Roger Williams Park. Last year’s event generated several hundred runners. The SKL Memorial Foundation also seeks event sponsors, in-kind donations, raffle items, volunteers and, of course, participants to grow this event into a Rhode Island tradition.
Admission to the Bingo Night Fundraiser is $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Doors open at 6 P.M. and the Early Bird games start at 6:30 P.M. The night features food, a cash bar, raffles, doors prizes and music.
Please visit the organization’s web site at: www.sklmemorialfoundation.org/events/wild-5-bingo or contact Myra Latimer-Nicholas at sklmemorialfoundation@gmail.com for more information about the Bingo Night, the race and other details.
