Key Club fundraiser a walk for the park

Talladega, Pell City, Sylacauga, Alabama, Daily Home
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CHILDERSBURG, Al.—Members of the high school’s Key Club and the Childersburg Kiwanis club are lacing up their walking shoes and encouraging others to join them on Oct. 25 for a “Walk for the Park” event to raise funds for the Childersburg Kiwanis Park.

Key Club sponsor Noemi Blair said the club chose to do a walk since a lot of fundraisers cost money to try to make money.

“It doesn’t cost anything to go on a walk,” she said, adding that the cooler weather at this time of year will make the walk a nice treat for participants.

The Key Club is inviting the entire community to participate, and Blair said the club is asking for donations of $5 to walk, or $3 for children. She is also encouraging people to drum up sponsorship for their walks to get more citizens involved in the effort that will benefit the entire city.

The walk will begin around 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 25 at Childersburg First Baptist Church, and will go past the high school, down Bon Air Road and down Sixth Avenue Southwest to end at the park site. Key Club members will hand out water and crackers before the walk. Childersburg Police will be following behind to keep everyone safe.

About 20 members of the 75-member club will participate, Blair said, and they have already begun talking to local businesses and handing out fliers for the event. Blair and two of the club’s officers also attended the City Council meeting on Tuesday night to get the word out about their fundraiser.
“A lot of these kids are really excited about the park coming,” Blair said, because even though they may be off at college before it is completed, they might get to come back someday and enjoy it.