Lady Yellowjacket Soccer Partners with Eagle Mount for Fundraiser (April 9, 2003)

BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s soccer team and Eagle Mount have teamed together for a joint fundraiser benefiting both programs.  The May 3 “Run to Red Lodge” will raise money for both programs as well as awareness for Eagle Mount’s mission in Montana. 

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 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., in Joliet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in Roberts from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. and in Red Lodge from 3:30 to 5:00 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 (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” are eight local sponsors whose contributions were integral in getting the new event started.  Those sponsors include 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.