First-year dramatic arts students at Brock are required to run 10 kilometres in order to complete their first year of studies.

And once again, students from the program are encouraging fellow students and the Brock community to join them in their school-related run for a good cause.

On Saturday, March 31, first-year Dramatic Arts students will host their second-annual Both Sides of the Heart 10km walk/run. The fundraiser will raise money for Start Me Up Niagara and the Marlene Moser Scholarship Fund.

The event takes place on the track behind the Quarry View residences. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the run at 11 a.m.

“We believe in our department that our mind, body and soul are our tools for the groundwork of training in the arts,” says Emma Bulpin, a fourth-year Dramatic Arts student.

“We think it is important for all students to come and support this run,” says Bulpin. “It establishes a sense of community within the Brock student body and it supports their community too.”

More than 70 students attended last year’s Both Sides of the Heart event, which raised $1,300. This year’s goal is draw more than 100 participants and raise $2,000.

The minimum pledge for the run is $10.

To make a donation or to sign up to volunteer, students will have a table set up in Mackenzie Chown A-Block hallway next week on Monday (1 to 3 p.m.) and Wednesday (12 noon to 2 p.m.).

For more info, email Bulpin at eb08tf@brocku.ca; or check out the event Facebook page.

Start Me Up Niagara is a St. Catharines-based organization that works with individuals to give them a better quality of life and level of self-sufficiency. The Marlene Moser Scholarship Fund is in memory of Marlene Moser, an associate professor of Dramatic Arts who passed away in 2010.