Laurel Hotelling
JAMESTOWN – Area residents are once again invited to help select the logo for this year’s Laurel Run.
Laurel Run organizers have partnered with the Dunkirk Observer to enable the online community to help choose the Laurel Run logo. Each year, area high school students are invited to submit designs for the logo.
This year’s submissions were on display at last month’s The Resource Center Expo events in Dunkirk and Jamestown. The results of voting at those two events determined 10 finalists, which have now been posted on the Observer’s web site, and people are encouraged to vote for their favorite. Online voting will be live until 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 13.
To see the designs and to cast your vote, visit extras.observertoday.com/LaurelRun/Laurel.asp.
The winning design will appear on this year’s Laurel Run T-shirts and other promotional materials. The winning artist will receive a $100 gift card.
Laurel Run seeks to raise awareness about people with disabilities. It was started in 1997 by Wayne and Elaine Hotelling of Silver Creek and is named in honor of their oldest daughter, Laurel, who has Down syndrome. Money raised through Laurel Run goes to Filling the Gap, Inc., to fund disability awareness and prevention activities; proceeds also are used to enhance employment and work training opportunities for adults with disabilities.
Laurel Run is a two-day event. The annual Jamestown-to-Dunkirk relay run will take place Friday, July 18. The following morning, an 8-kilometer race and a 5k walk takes place in Silver Creek.
For more information about Laurel Run, visit www.laurel-run.com or phone 661-4735.
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