 Scott's Memorial Run/Walk
7th Annual 5k Run & 1 mile Fun Walk
Saturday, October 4, 2008, 8 a.m., Registration begins
at 7 a.m.
Chastain Park, Atlanta
All proceeds benefit Catholic Charities’ Children Programs
 Race
Brochure and Application
Registration
Race
Application
Complete race application portion and mail with check to:
Catholic Charities, Attn: Scott’s Run
680 W. Peachtree St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Please
make checks payable to: Catholic Charities.
Online Registration
 If you wish to register online, please go to: www.active.com
For more information call (404) 885-7474, or e-mail bdobson@archatl.com.
Check-in and registration begin on race day at 7:00am. No race packets
will be mailed.
Registration Fee
$30.00 registration fee for 5K and 1Mile Walk includes 2008 Scott’s Run
t-shirt.
Phantom Runner
For those who cannot participate, but wish to support Catholic Charities'
Children Programs, your contribution of $30.00 is appreciated.
With a contribution of $35.00 or more a t-shirt will be
mailed to you.
Please include your mailing address and t-shirt size on the race
application.
Become a Scott’s Club Member
Go the extra mile with a donation of $500 or more and become a member of
Scott’s Club. (individual financial gift, or collect donations
and sponsorships). Turn in with registration form, on race day, or when you
register online. With $500 or more you will receive recognition and an exclusive
invitation to a special after race brunch.
The Route
5k Run Begins at Chastain Park, at the Red Lot (parking
lot) circle entire Chastain Park. Follows Powers Ferry Road
(south). At intersection with Lake Forrest turn onto Lake Forrest
back to designated Race finish near the original start point.
1 mile Walk Begins at designated start point
at Chastain Park 0.5 miles to designated turn-around point -
return same way back to finish.
Scott’s Run Awards
The Mei-Mei Award: First Place
Winners of the Scott’s Run 5k in men’s, women’s and children’s
divisions. This award was named in honor of the child Mei-Mei
whose rescue story was especially spectacular.
Silver Award: Second Place
winners of the Scott’s Run 5k in men’s, women’s and children’s
divisions.
Bronze Award: Third Place
winners of the Scott’s Run 5k in the men’s, women’s and children’s
divisions.
The Scott’s Spirit Award
for the largest team from a small organization
for the largest team from a big organization
for the team who raises the most money
Our Sponsors Make It All Possible – Thank You!
Become a Scott’s Run Sponsor
Sponsor
Levels and Information
Sponsor
and Team Confirmation Form
About the Race
 Scott’s Run began in honor of Scott Starratt, a
Marietta, GA. native, and officer of the INS (now the Department
of Homeland Security). He stood out among his peers for his kindness and
compassion for these foreign children who ended up in detention. Scott died
in an automobile accident in 2001. All proceeds go directly to Catholic
Charities’ Children Programs in his honor so that these youngsters have
legal representation and are afforded every opportunity for a chance of
a new life in America.
Each year more than 10,000 foreign children without proper documentation
are found in the United States. Many are victims of abuse,
abandonment, trafficking, prostitution and modern day slavery.
Subsequently many end up in United States custody and are placed in deportation
proceedings around the country. The
Immigrant Children’s Advocacy Project (ICAP) of Catholic
Charities Atlanta represents children who are found or sent
to the Atlanta District Immigration Court service area (NC, SC, GA, AL,
MS, LA). In the past year, the Immigrant Children’s Advocacy Project has
helped more than 800 unaccompanied children.
One of Catholic Charities’ Children Program’s best stories
is of Mei-Mei, a young Chinese girl whose parents sold her to
smugglers as a slave and prostitute. This little girl had been placed on
a small boat crowded with other children bound for the United States but
the children were discovered off the California Coast and subsequently sent
to Atlanta to be housed at the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home under the
“Hope Program”. Catholic Charities’ staff and a volunteer attorney took on
her case eventually gaining a legal visa for her as a Special Immigrant Juvenile
Status (SIJS) under a special program authorized by Congress. Placed with
foster parents, Mei-Mei finished high school and is now enrolled in college.
Mei-Mei is doing great and lives happily in Atlanta. The winner of the Scott’s Run
5K wins the Mei-Mei Trophy in honor of vulnerable children like this young
Chinese girl.
Page last updated:
September 10, 2008
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