Englewood's Elisabeth Morrow School orchestra recently performed the National Anthem for the Run 10, Feed 10 - 10 kilometer race in support of hunger relief.
This was the second year in a row the school's orchestra was chosen to perform for the race.
Amelia Gold, Orchestra Director at EMS said that participating in this event means much more than just another opportunity for her students to perform.
"Hunger continues to be a pervasive, yet solvable, problem in this area and the entire country. The school was happy to do its part by providing music for the event, as well as having its faculty run the race to feed our neighbors who need our help," said Gold in a statement.
The race which is sponsored by Unilever, Women’s Health, the FEED Foundation and Crowdrise, provides 10 meals for every 10 kilometers that runners complete.
Elisabeth Morrow's head of school, Aaron Cooper, middle school head, Paul Baly, and violin faculty, Brittany Sklar, all participated in the race and fundraised for the cause.
“At our school, our students are taught our philosophy of the 4’Cs, one of which stands for compassion,” said Cooper. “In our community, we strive to ensure that students have many opportunities to practice that virtue, and this is another chance to do just that.”
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