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Bris RACE is Saturday, June 25 to support the Caring Place

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Sunset Hill County Park will be the site for the first annual Bri’s RACE to End Domestic Violence, on Saturday, June 25, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

The 5K Run/1 Mile Walk will commemorate the domestic violence awareness campaign created in the memory of Brianna “Bri” Hefner-Ballor. Bri was murdered last year by her husband, leaving behind her daughter, who is now 3 years old. Bri was an avid runner who participated in many local and Chicago based races.

Bri’s RACE will raise funds to address the needs of those suffering from domestic violence. Bri’s RACE also is developing a social media campaign to modernize the way information about domestic violence is made available. The goal is to reach those in the community who are in need of assistance because of a potentially violent relationship, and to provide the means to obtain help and guidance.

Bri’s RACE, which stands for Raising Awareness Changes Everything, was the creation of Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper, Bri’s mother Elizabeth Hefner, and several of Bri’s co-workers at the Porter County Juvenile Detention Center.

For more information about the social media campaign or to sign up for the 5K Run/1 Mile Walk, visit brisrace.org. Proceeds will benefit the Caring Place, a local domestic violence shelter.

 

Posted 6/21/2016

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

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