Student Puts Fun in Fundraising to Benefit Local Nonprofit Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. - Oct. 23, 2013 - PRLog -- NEWBURYPORT, Mass., October 23, 2013 – Immaculate Conception School sixth-grader, Maddie Dahn, is organizing the kids “Pumpkin Patch Fun Run” to benefit the youth prevention programs at the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center.

“At school and home, I have always been taught that giving back to your community is important.  I thought that a costume fun run for kids would be a great way to raise money while having a fun time,” said Maddie Dahn, student organizer.

Maddie is an honor roll sixth grade student that attends the Immaculate Conception School in Newburyport.  Maddie is a member of the Merrimack Valley skating club where she enjoys competitive figure skating.  She also plays lacrosse for the town of Newburyport and has fun playing field hockey.  Her other interests include playing the piano, reading, tennis, seeing her friends and babysitting. She is also a resident of Newburyport and lives with brother’s Harrison and Garrett, sister, Libby, and parents Paul and Kara Dahn who are thrilled to see her embarking on another event opportunity after running a small summer kids camp out of the house for the past three years.

The Fun Run will take place this Sunday, October 27^th at Cashman Park, 5 Pop Crowley Way, Newburyport, MA.  Registration for the run will start at 10AM and the run will race off at 11AM.  Kids of all ages are welcomed to attend and costumes are encouraged.  The 1 mile fun run will start at Cashman Park, go onto the Newburyport Rail Trail and end back at Cashman.  Registration is $10 per runner or $15 with a t-shirt.  Online registration is strongly encouraged runners can register at www.jeannegeigercrisiscenter.org or on the day of the race.  The Pumpkin Patch Fun Run is sponsored by Colden &Seymour Ear, Nose, Throat & Allergy, Enpro of Newburyport and Matter Communications.  Sals Pizza and Olympia Sports will be providing pizza and discounts the day of the event.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and is a chance for everyone – victims, survivors, advocates, law enforcement, supporters and political leaders – to unite in our work to end abuse. Throughout October, communities across the country will celebrate the tremendous progress victim advocates have made over the years, mourn for those whose lives were taken by domestic violence and connect with one another with a true sense of unity to end domestic violence.

About the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center

For over 30 years, the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center has been helping individuals and families at risk because of domestic violence. What began as the compassionate mission of several volunteer parishioners of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Newburyport in 1982 has grown into a nationally-recognized nonprofit organization serving victims of domestic violence from Amesbury, Merrimac, Georgetown, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, West Newbury, and Groveland.The mission of the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center is to empower community members to live free from fear, intimidation, violence or the threat of abuse by providing support, advocacy, and education. For more information, call 978-465-0999, visit www.jeannegeigercrisiscenter.org or call the 24-hour confidential crisis hotline at 978-388-1888.