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'Laps 4 Landon'

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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ESU athletes participated in the fundraiser. Here, Hornet linebacker Katrel Larkins plays football with Krew Walburn on the field at Welch Stadium. Larkins was one of many athletes entertaining children at the event. Below, participants walk the track, piling up “Laps 4 Landon.”

Tuesday was a beautiful day to walk and play in the sun, which made it a perfect day for “Laps 4 Landon,” a cystic fibrosis fundraiser at Emporia State University’s Welch Stadium.

The event is named for 2-year-old Landon Dody, who has the disorder. Landon was one of the children playing on the field while their parents, ESU students and others walks laps on the track.

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Landon Dody, 2, plays with a ball Tuesday evening at “Laps 4 Landon” at Welch Stadium at Emporia State University. The event raises money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Landon’s name. Landon has cyctic fibrosis

Student athletes from ESU ran games and played with the children.

Money raised at the event will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Landon’s name.

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