Photo submitted to the Times Observer Members of the Warren Area High School bocce team are pictured. The school’s Leadership Club will host a Color Run on April 30 to raise money for the bocce team and show support for inclusivity in the high school.

A burst of color will sweep across the Warren Area High School track on Wednesday, April 30, as students and teachers come together for the school’s inaugural Color Run hosted by the Warren Area High School Leadership Club.

The run shows support for school inclusion and the school`s Special Olympics bocce team.

Students will gather in the cafeteria and make their way over to the track behind the Warren County Career Center for the one-mile run. Along the route, volunteers from the Key Club and Warren Area Elementary Center students will throw colors on the runners at four designated stations around the track.

The Color Run is organized by the Leadership Club, a student-led organization founded this year to promote inclusion and bring students from special education and general education together through meaningful events. Proceeds from the $15 entry fee and community donations will directly benefit the Special Olympics bocce team at Warren Area High School.

“This event is about more than just running,” said Grady Corey, a senior and founding member of the Leadership Club. “It`s about showing that everyone belongs. Inclusion matters, and we wanted to create something fun that brings people together while supporting a great cause.”

The event also attracted local businesses, churches, and organizations as sponsors, raising more than $1,000 to help cover shirts, food and drink, and other expenses of the Color Run.

Sponsors include First Methodist Church and Cornerstone, who were both Gold Level Sponsors. Other Silver Level sponsors include Betts, Oneida Lumber, Anderson Construction, United Refining Co., Whirley, and the Moose Club. Sliver Level sponsors who donated food and drink are Shurfine, Calvert and Pearson, and Little Caesars.