Sunday, September 29, 2013

Runners raise awareness of human trafficking at Brighton 5K

It was a beautiful day for a race!

Photo credit: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle


"Every hour, 34 children are taken into trafficking," said Colligan, the founder of Angels of Mercy, a Rochester-based group that helps women and girls with a variety of outreach programs. "The reason I think that people don't view (the U.S.) as a country for human trafficking is it's kind of hidden."

On Saturday, about 300 walkers and runners gathered in Meridian Centre Park in Brighton for the Angels of Mercy 5K, an event to raise awareness of human trafficking, both locally and internationally.

Read more of the story at the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, HERE