Date: 7/31/2010 Saturday · 9:00am – 4:00pm
Columbus Park (Corner of Mulberry & Bayard St. NYC)

CPC Walkathon & Family Day Fair

You are invited to CPC’s biennial Walkathon!
The theme this year is “Community Walks Today for the Youth of Tomorrow”
http://cpc-ny.org/walkathon

…When: Saturday July 31st
Time: event starts at 10am, walkers must come register at 9am. Volunteers are to arrive at 7am.
Location: Columbus Park, walks on Brooklyn Bridge and back to Columbus for the Family Day Fair.

SATURDAY, July 31st 10:00 AM @ Columbus Park – > Brooklyn Bridge – > Columbus Park/Family Fair

~ Brooklyn end will be a rest stop with beverages and fun activities! ~

11:00 AM + Walk End Point/ Family Day Fair (Columbus Park)
Performances by
– Taiyo Na
– Kelly Tsai
– Mind of a Monk

MUSIC BY
– DJ Shakez

Out of School Time (OST) programs are being cut by $6.18 million which is 33 programs and 4,110 positions.

Beacons, school-based community centers, will be cut $2.75 million.

The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is being reduced by $19.5 million. This program expects to only serve 24,292 out of 143,000 applicants (only 17%).

Shelter beds for At Risk, Runaway, and Homeless Youth Services is losing $5.99 million.

The City Council Discretionary Fund for Youth Services is being reduced by $7.74 million.

The After-School Corporation (TASC) is being cut by $3.8 million.

The Neighborhood Youth Alliance/Street Outreach is being reduced by $1.0 million.