The 5th Annual Bee Payne-Stewart Strut is slated for Saturday, April 30.  The 30 minute, mile-and-a-half walk through downtown Springfield begins in front of Mediacom Ice Park at 10 a.m. with check in starting at 9 a.m. 

The annual event is a special community-wide fundraising project and partnership event designed to raise money for the women's athletic programs at Missouri State University, Drury University and Evangel University. The Strut also provides funds for the Springfield-Greene County Park Board Youth Programs and WIN for Springfield.  In short, the funds raised make a difference in the lives of outstanding young women and children for years to come and continues to build a strong foundation for women's athletics in the Greater Springfield Area.

Honorary Co-Chairs for the 2011 Strut are Susan Daniels and Lora Thomas, daughters of Bee Payne-Stewart.

To register for the event, go to http://www.bpsstrut.com by April 27. The registration fee is $10 for students, $25 for individuals and $35 for families.

Sponsors for this year's Strut include: Advanced Color printing, ACR Nally Marketing Group, Advertising Plus, Great Southern Travel, Great Southern Bank, Independent Printing, Julie's Chewies, Linda's Flowers, Results Advertising, G L Moore Tire, Kimbrough Dental Assoc,GMC- Cadaliac-SAAB- Buick., Glenda Bond, Mary Jo Wynn, Cindy Wilson, Flintco Inc.,Wendy's, Coca Cola Bottling Co., Dr Bernie Griesemer, Fast Signs, Nick Rosso, Smillies IGA, Starbucks, MSU Sports Medicine and Athletic Training Dept.