The Murray County Early Childhood Initiative is looking for groups, businesses, and individuals in our community willing to take part in the Jail and Bail fundraiser. This lively event is a fun way to positively impact the youngest children of Murray County. Jail & Bail will take place during the fair on Wednesday, August 15.
Murray County ECI sponsors educational outreach programs for children from birth to age five to increase school readiness and support families. Families Reading Every Day (FRED) events, Preschool Open Gym & Open Swim, Books for Businesses, children’s music concerts, the Annual Family Fair, ECFE on Wheels, and many other projects for local children are funded with the money raised during Jail & Bail.
Jail & Bail participants will have the option of turning themselves in at the courthouse lawn or being “arrested” and transported by the Slayton Police Department. They will be “incarcerated” in a mock-jail where they will stand before a community judge to be charged with their “crime.” The detainees will then begin making phone calls to raise their bail goal of $100. Bail can either be raised in the form of pledges or donations.
Everyone is invited to visit the “inmates” on the east lawn of the Murray County Courthouse in Slayton from 2-7 p.m. on August 15th and help raise funds for Early Childhood Initiative activities in Murray County.
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