Judges, lawyers, community leaders raise money for Northeast Florida senior civil legal services
DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – Sunday marked the end of the “Freed to Run Challenge” where judges, lawyers, and community leaders raised money to support seniors in housing-related civil legal services in Northeast Florida.
The initiative benefited Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s Shelter for Elders endowment, which provides housing-related civil legal services to seniors across Northeast Florida.
The challenge began on Saturday with 24-hour and 12-hour running and walking events around the Duval County Courthouse. Sunday featured a 5K run and a bike ride stretching from the St. Johns County Courthouse to the Duval County Courthouse.