Dick Decker plans to raise funds for the Gibson Recovery Center by using his head ... and his legs.
Decker, executive director of the agency, is soliciting pledges of support for a fund-raising walk May 23 through May 26, Memorial Day weekend. He will attempt to walk from the agency's Perryville office to the Sikeston office, a total of 75 miles.
Pledges will benefit client services and capital improvements for the Gibson Center, which has operations in Perryville, Cape Girardeau and Sikeston. In the past two years the agency has gone from serving 500 people in the area to 1,000.
Pledge sheets can be obtained from any Gibson Recovery Center office or by calling 334-5513. The Gibson Center is a United Way member agency.
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