For the 44th year, nearly 1000 of caring community members in Tampa Bay and across the nation will come together for Cornerstone Family Ministries' annual Wonder Walk/Run. This meaningful event is open to everyone - no matter age or ability – and raises scholarship funds that provide life-changing opportunities like quality early childhood education and nutritious food to economically disadvantaged 0-12 year old students at our Rosa Valdez Early Learning Center & Lab Schools.
This hybrid event has been a prayer walk and fundraiser to raise scholarship funds as we pray for over 17,000 babies, toddlers, preschoolers and school aged children served by Cornerstone. The scholarships raised at Wonder Walk provide quality early childhood education, after school camp scholarships for school aged students, nutrition education and three nutritious meals each day to the 0-12 year old economically disadvantaged students attending one of the Rosa Valdez Early Learning Centers and Lab Schools located across Tampa Bay.
Cornerstone has been a beacon of hope for children and families in the Tampa Bay region since 1892 making us one of the oldest ministries in our community. We can only continue with the prayers and support of a generous community. It costs an average of $3,000 to provide a gap scholarship for one child and our goal is to raise at least $150,000 so that we can provide over half of the 200 scholarships needed each year. Each scholarship makes it possible for kids' parents to work and/or go to school to "earn and learn" their way out of the cycle of poverty.
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