Lady Jacket Soccer Teams with Eagle Mount for Second “Run to Red Lodge” (Apr. 20, 2004)

BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State University-Billings women’s soccer team has joined with Eagle Mount again this spring for the second annual “Run to Red Lodge.”  The run will be held on Sunday, May 2 beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the MSU Billings College of Technology.  It is designed to raise money and awareness for Eagle Mount’s services in Billings, Laurel, Joliet, Roberts and Red Lodge.

The event is a 60-mile relay run beginning at the soccer field on the MSU Billings College of Technology campus and ending in the center of the resort town of Red Lodge, Montana.  Runners will include members of the MSU Billings women’s soccer team, MSU Billings Athletics staff, Eagle Mount staff, and Eagle Mount participants.  Each runner will run a leg of the total mileage. 

Eagle Mount is a nonprofit organization that serves over 500 children and adults with disabilities.  With a corps of nearly 500 volunteers, Eagle Mount helps eliminate the barriers that prevent disabled people from participating in everyday sports and recreational activities.  Eagle Mount participants have a range of disabilities, including neuromuscular, spinal cord, orthopedic, and developmental as well as visual and hearing impairments.  Their experiences at Eagle Mount increase self-esteem, confidence, physical development, active involvement in community life, and fun with family and friends.

In addition to the relay portion of the fundraiser, Eagle Mount will set-up four open houses along the course to provide more information and awareness about their programs.  They will be in Laurel from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Joliet from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., in Roberts from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. and in Red Lodge from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. 

Yellowjacket Soccer and Eagle Mount are currently seeking contributions for the “Run to Red Lodge” project.  Donors may pledge any amount per mile of the run (i.e., a $1 pledge would be a $60 donation).  All donations are tax deductible and will go toward improving the quality of both the Eagle Mount and MSU Billings women’s soccer programs.  To make a pledge, contact Lynn Mullowney at 406-245-5422 or Don Trentham at 406-657-2373. 

Also involved with the “Run to Red Lodge” for the second consecutive year are eight local sponsors whose contributions have been critical to the success of the new program.  Those sponsors are Comfort Inn of Red Lodge, First Interstate Bank, Hank’s Place of Red Lodge, Kinko’s of Billings, Locomotive Family Restaurant and Montana RP Crossroads of Laurel, Ricci’s Thriftway of Laurel, Rocky Fork Graphics of Red Lodge, and Thrifty Car Rental.