Mush! Paws for a Cause 5k raises over $1000 for local shelter

On an unseasonably pleasant and sunny autumn Saturday morning, dog owners across Pullman laced up their running shoes, donned their puffer jackets and prepared their pups for the Paws for a Cause 5k. Organized by a team of fourth-year Sports Management students for their capstone class, all proceeds of the event were donated to the Whitman County Humane Society. Carsyn LeBlanc, fourth-year sports management student was one of the event organizers. When tasked with organizing this event, LeBlanc said her group’s choice of charitable organization was simple. “We had to put on an event benefiting a philanthropic organization of our choice. One of our group members came up with the idea of doing a Paws for a Cause,” LeBlanc said. “We thought that was a really good idea, who better to benefit than the Whitman County Society?” Rory Minty, fourth-year sports management major, was the group’s finance manager.

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