Bunny Run to benefit Dream Center expansion, aiding homeless women, children

The Dream Center of Jackson hosted the Bunny Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run/Bunny Hop, its annual fundraiser, on the lawn of Union University in Jackson on March 8.

Awards were given to the top three male and female finishers during the event, which is held annually to benefit the operations of the Dream Center.

An Easter Egg hunt and a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny were held for children during the event.

The Dream Center is a nonprofit that aids single women and women with children, who have experienced crisis in their lives that has rendered them homeless. The nonprofit is reaching a milestone by building a new facility to better serve those in need.

Construction is underway on the new facility, which will house up to 125 women and children.

The new Dream Center building will be located on 11 acres adjacent to the Northside Assembly Church of God in Jackson.

Juliet Brown and Georgia Brown hold up eggs they found during the Bunny Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run/Bunny Hop hosted by the Dream Center of Jackson on the lawn of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, March 08, 2023. Awards were given to the top three males and female finishers during the event, which is held annually to benefit the operations of the Dream Center. An Easter Egg hunt and a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny were held for children during the event.
The Dream Center of Jackson hosted the Bunny Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run/Bunny Hop on the lawn of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, March 08, 2023. Awards were given to the top three males and female finishers during the event, which is held annually to benefit the operations of the Dream Center. An Easter Egg hunt and a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny were held for children during the event.
Participants prepare for the start of the Bunny Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run/Bunny Hop hosted by the Dream Center of Jackson on the lawn of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, March 08, 2023. Awards were given to the top three males and female finishers during the event, which is held annually to benefit the operations of the Dream Center. An Easter Egg hunt and a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny were held for children during the event.
The Dream Center of Jackson hosted Bunny Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run/Bunny Hop on the lawn of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, March 08, 2023. Awards were given to the top three males and female finishers during the event, which is held annually to benefit the operations of the Dream Center. An Easter Egg hunt and a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny were held for children during the event.
The Easter Bunny was on hand to take photos with the children during the Bunny Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run/Bunny Hop hosted by the Dream Center of Jackson on the lawn of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, March 08, 2023. Awards were given to the top three males and female finishers during the event, which is held annually to benefit the operations of the Dream Center. An Easter Egg hunt and a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny were held for children during the event.
Dawn Michelle, Cliff Reeves, Christie Martin, and Brennon Murray posed for a photo with the Easter Bunny during the Bunny Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run/Bunny Hop hosted by the Dream Center of Jackson on the lawn of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, March 08, 2023. Awards were given to the top three males and female finishers during the event, which is held annually to benefit the operations of the Dream Center. An Easter Egg hunt and a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny were held for children during the event.
John Luke Pingen cheers on his parents, Georg and Betsy Pingen, during the Bunny Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run/Bunny Hop hosted by the Dream Center of Jackson on the lawn of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, March 08, 2023. Awards were given to the top three males and female finishers during the event, which is held annually to benefit the operations of the Dream Center. An Easter Egg hunt and a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny were held for children during the event.
Addison Dooley, Mallory Dooley, Jackson Montgomery, and Edie Montgomery hold up Easter eggs they found during the Bunny Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run/Bunny Hop hosted by the Dream Center of Jackson on the lawn of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, March 08, 2023. Awards were given to the top three males and female finishers during the event, which is held annually to benefit the operations of the Dream Center. An Easter Egg hunt and a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny were held for children during the event.
The Dream Center of Jackson hosted the Bunny Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run/Bunny Hop on the lawn of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, March 08, 2023. Awards were given to the top three males and female finishers during the event, which is held annually to benefit the operations of the Dream Center. An Easter Egg hunt and a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny were held for children during the event.
Paige Knapp, Jacqueline Holmes, Cristy Cooper, and Stephanie Newman participated in the Bunny Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run/Bunny Hop hosted by the Dream Center of Jackson on the lawn of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, March 08, 2023. Awards were given to the top three males and female finishers during the event, which is held annually to benefit the operations of the Dream Center. An Easter Egg hunt and a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny were held for children during the event.

This article originally appeared on Jackson Sun: Bunny Run at Union benefits homeless women, children at Dream Center