THE "KOUNTDOWN FOR KIDS"
WALKATHON INFORMATION

For the past few years, the Cape Cod Ecumenical Youth Ministries (CCEYM) program has been one of the programs sponsored by the Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless (HECH). CCEYM is one of the three major programs of HECH and its mission is to help the youth of Cape Cod get safely through their teen years. Lin Snow, the Youth Chaplain, counsels children, adolescents, and adults, and works cooperatively with the local churches, schools, and police. She is also on the Youth Services Committee of Sheila House, the Harwich Youth Counselor.

The CCEYM Program is entirely supported by private donations, including donations from the seven Harwich churches that originally launched HECH back in 1991. These churches started CCEYM in 1997. The "Kountdown For Kids" Walkathon is a unique fund raiser for the CCEYM Program.

Although the event is 24 hours, no one is expected to walk the entire time. People may walk 1 mile or 20 miles. They may walk an hour or five hours. They may not walk at all but come and simply be present as the Cape Cod community makes a statement about how important its kids are to all of us.

This 24-hour event will be held at Whitehouse Field (by the Harwich high school) beginning on Friday, May 11th at 5:00 P.M. and ending on Saturday, May 12th at 5:00 P.M.

This effort is to raise money for the Cape Codh Ecumenical Youth Ministries Program. It will involve a lot of walkers, and we don't have sufficient staff to collect pledges. Therefore, we have been forced to adopt the following basic requirements for anyone walking.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

1. Each walker must raise or donate a sum of money in order to be eligible to walk.
2. Each walker will be required to collect his/her own pledges and it is recommended that be done prior to the Walk. Click HERE to download the sponsorship form that you will use.
3. Food and beverages will be available for purchase on the site.
4. If you would like to support this program but are not planning on walking or sponsoring, you can make a donation by clicking HERE.
5. You can also safely make a donation on-line by clicking HERE.

Please turn in your list of supporters and the funds you have raised to the volunteers who will be at the entrance of the event. If you want your supporters to receive a thank you from CCEYM, place a large "T. Y." next to the amount column for each thank-you to be sent.

Cape Cod Ecumenical Youth Ministries
A Subsidiary of The Harwich Ecumenical Council For The Homeless

P.O. Box 86, West Harwich, MA 02671