July 26, 2007

Cooley Awards Nearly $13,000 to Michigan Educational Institutions

The eighth annual Cooley Race for Education provides unexpected funding for everything from after-school activities to pet therapy programs.

The Thomas M. Cooley Law School announced today that six Michigan schools were awarded a combined total of nearly $13,000 as part of its recent Race for Education, an annual event headlined by a 5K race.  Each 5K participant nominates an educational institution and Cooley selects the winners randomly.  Awards are based upon a percentage of total race proceeds. 

2007 Cooley Race for Education awards:

• Approximately $6,000 to Dwight Rich Middle School, Lansing (50 percent winner)
• Approximately $3,000 to St. Peter’s Lutheran Preschool, Rockford (25 percent winner)
• Approximately $1,200 to Michigan State University, Eli Broad College, East Lansing (10 percent winner)
• Approximately $1,200 to Beekman Center, Lansing (10 percent winner)
• $1,000 to Lakewood High School, Lake Odessa (Cooley’s $1,000 winner)
• Approximately $600 to Radmoor Montessori, Okemos (5 percent winner)

“We are pleased that this event continues to raise substantial funds to support education,” said Terry Carella, race director.  “It is a pleasure to inform schools that their budgets will have a few more dollars to spread around.”

Funds will be used to support the therapeutic riding and pet therapy programs at the Beekman Center, to grow a scholarship fund at the Radmoor Montessori, to step up playground equipment at St. Peter’s Lutheran Preschool, to boost after school programs at Dwight Rich Middle School and to fund a student activities account at Lakewood High School.

Celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the country and includes the largest African-American and second-largest minority student enrollment.  Founded in 1972, it operates J.D. programs in Michigan's capital city in Lansing, in suburban Oakland County, and in downtown Grand Rapids.  Today, Cooley Law School has over 12,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and also offers joint degree and Master of Laws programs.  Additional information about Cooley can be found at www.cooley.edu.