FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 14, 2004

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY'S NINTH ANNUAL 5K/10K RUN FOR THE BAY
TO BE HELD APRIL 24 TO BENEFIT HEAL THE BAY

• Loyola Marymount University's Center for Business Ethics will host its Run for the Bay, an annual 5K/10K marathon, on Saturday, April 24 at 8:30 a.m. The marathon is run entirely on the LMU campus in Westchester, with prizes for the top three male and female participants.
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• Proceeds benefit Heal the Bay, an organization founded in 1985 to fight for a "fishable and swimmable" Santa Monica Bay.
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• Michael Payne, host and interior designer of HGTV's "Designing for the Sexes" is this year's celebrity runner. Payne is a veteran runner who has run both the Los Angeles and Boston Marathons, among others.
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• In 2003, 569 runners and walkers participated in the program, which was sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, Northrup Grumman, Southwest Airlines, Sparkletts Water, Albertsons, and others. As a result of their generosity, the LMU Run for the Bay was able to donate $5,000 to Heal the Bay last year, bringing its total contributions to $18,000.
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• For registration, directions and more information, please visit www.runforthebay.org or contact Thomas White, Hilton Chair of Business Ethics, at 310.338.4523.
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