By: Jacob Robertson
For the second straight year, Phi Delta Theta at Missouri Western hosted our “Phi Delta Theta 5K for ALS” to benefit those suffering from ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Phi Delta Theta supports ALS which is our national philanthropy because of MLB Hall of Famer and Phi Delt Alumni Lou Gehrig.
Although Phi Delt at Western hosts numerous events each year in support of ALS, our flagship event is this 5K. Supported by a dozen local and regional sponsors, the Phi Delta 5K for ALS raised over $3,000 in 2017, up from $2,500 in its inaugural year.
This past year we had 70 race participants who ran a 3.1 mile (5K) route through the beautiful and spacious Western campus. We feel the event is not only a great way to raise money and awareness for this horrible disease, but also a great way to showcase the awesome campus we call home. We had runners from all over come to run, several driving up from the Kansas City area.
We are excited to have the great support from our sponsors the past two years and are looking forward to many of them staying on board for the 2018 event, which we expect to be larger than the previous two years.
The brothers have a wonderful time planning and setting up the event. This is not only a great way for Phi Delta Theta members to give back to the community, but it also provides great leadership, organizational and planning skills to most involved.
We are more thrilled with how large and anticipated this event has become and look forward to its continued growth in the future.
