Life Walk ‘08 Revisited

Life Walk 2008 - Looking Back

On Saturday, June 14 Alpha Women’s Center welcomed more than 200 guests for Life Walk 2008. Volunteers accepted pledge registrations, played praise music, served brunch and lunch, cotton candy and popcorn and provided games for the many children walking with parents, friends and dogs. In addition over forty businesses or individuals provided event underwriting or prizes for a drawing for participants at Life Walk.

Life Walk is the biggest fundraising event of the year seeking to provide 20 percent ($46,000) of Alpha Women’s Center’s $230,000 2007-08 annual operating costs. Families, businesses, churches and individuals find sponsors to support their walk, ride or run with routes mapped out by Alpha, and turn in their proceeds to the ministry. Moms, dads, children, grandparents, extended family and friends, etc., are all welcome to join this fun community-wide event! We’re thankful for everyone who participated and who donated to this year’s Life Walk 2008, held at Chapel Pointe in Hudsonville, Michigan. The event raised almost $25,000 leaving another $21,000 to reach our goal.

Special thanks to Alpha’s incredible staff and board and to Chapel Pointe for hosting the event.

Thanks also to:

• Chapel Pointe’s Junior High Youth, Justin Powell and his leaders for organizing the children’s games
• Viv and Brad Lane as Life Walk Campaign Coordinators
• The amazing praise band from Heritage Baptist Church led by Dennis Long
• The precious staff of Baptist’s for Life who joined Nancy Lothamer to handle registration
• Pat and Dick Wyma for the incredible lunch provided
• Nate and Barb Sheler for whirling mounds of cotton candy
  

Highlights from Life Walk:

Number of pledge participants: 150+

Number of walkers, runners and riders: 200+

Amount raised and pledged to date: $25,000+

Participating Churches: 20

Acts Gospel Ministries

Ada Bible

Berean Baptist

Blythefield Hills Baptist

Calvary Baptist

Calvary Church

Chapel Pointe

Goodnews Baptist

Jamestown Baptist

Maplelawn Baptist

Northland Baptist

North Park Baptist

Olivet Church

Pathway Church

South Boston Bible

Standale Baptist

Trinity Baptist

Wellspring Community

West Leonard CRC

West Cannon Baptist

Church raising the most pledged funds:

Jamestown Baptist

Top two pledgers:

Jenifer Fields: $2,076

Betty Schut: $1,560