Runners and walkers will gather in Clarendon this Saturday, April 27 to raise awareness about child abuse during the 12th annual Chance Mark Jones Roar & Run 5K.
More than 70 people have registered for the event, which is hosted by the Clarendon Lions Club and coincides with Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Sign-ins start at 8 a.m. in front of the Donley County Courthouse. The race will begin at 8:30 a.m. Race packets will be available for pick-up all day this Friday, April 26, at the Clarendon Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Proceeds from the race will benefit the charitable community activities of the Clarendon Lions Club. The race honors the life of four-year-old Chance Mark Jones, who died from abuse in 2011.
CASA of the High Plains reports in 2023 there were 17 cases of child abuse or neglect reported in Donley County.
For more information about this weekend’s Chance Mark Jones Memorial 5K, contact Lion Ashlee Estlack at 806-662-4687 or Lion Roger Estlack at 874-2259.
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