Austin Youth Leadership Club donates $3,000 to cancer research
Published 10:02 am Friday, June 20, 2014
The Austin High School’s Youth Leadership Club topped the $10,000 overall fundraising mark in its fourth year of supporting The Hormel Institute’s breast cancer research.
The club’s leaders recently presented a $3,000 donation from their fourth annual Strides for a Cure 5K run/walk event on May 17, at Austin’s Todd Park, which drew more than 130 runners and walkers and also featured a new five-mile race.
The donation was the highest yet for the Strides event, bringing the AHS Youth Leadership Club’s overall total to $10,500 donated to The Hormel Institute’s breast cancer research. One-hundred percent of the donated money will directly fund cancer research.