The Shade Tree Trot, a 5K charity race benefiting the student-run Shade Tree Clinic, will be held May
1. starting at 11 a.m. at Vanderbilt’s football stadium.
Registration fee is $20 for students and $25 for others. Participants will
receive a T-shirt with registration.
The Shade Tree Family Clinic is operated by medical students under the
supervision of Vanderbilt physicians. It provides health care free of cost to
more than 1,300 patients, with volume increasing every year and yearly expenses
approaching $150,000. The clinic has traditionally relied on a combination of
grants and private donors to maintain its operating budget, and is seeking
support from the greater Nashville community.
The inaugural Trot last spring brought together more than 300 participants and
raised more than $30,000. The event is sponsored by Vanderbilt University
School of Medicine Advisory College Program. More information is at www.shadetreeclinic.org/trot.
