On April 16, 2011 thirteen teams came together for the 2nd annual Bed Races to help raise funds for Family Promise of Gwinnett County. The goal of the non-profit is to help end homelessness for children and their families in the county and the races through the square in Lawrenceville raised close to $10,000 to help their cause. The idea is simple: form a five person team, take a bed, slap some wheels on it, get dressed up and run like crazy. I photographed the event for the Gwinnett Daily Post and here are some of my favorite images.
Steve White, left, and his wife Kris synchronize their stop watches as a race starts a block away during the 2nd Annual Bed Races to benefit Family Promise of Gwinnett County on Saturday April 16, 2011.
The Thing-a-Majigger team rounds the first corner during the races through Lawrenceville Square on Saturday April 16, 2011.
Danny Cavanaugh, left, Robert McNeely, Abel Ataelsaid and Chris Calvin push the Batmobile driven by Seth White down the straightaway on Saturday April 16, 2011.
Kevin Hill, right, of the Pirates of the Galilean team has to dodge cones after a wide first turn during the first heat of the bed races through downtown Lawrenceville on Saturday April 16, 2011
Philip Milam, left, Kirk Kirkpatrick, Craig Clum and Jeff Poynter push Bed of Moses' driver Cliff Ramos as they race against the Bed Hedz team during the second annual Family Promise of Gwinnett's bed races through downtown Lawrenceville on Saturday April 16, 2011.
Allen Hoskyn calculates the final heats of the bed races based on times for the teams.
Margaret Jones, left, Blake Stabler, David Weigand and Travis Howick push Grateful Bed driver Ann Childers towards the finish line during the second annual Lawrenceville Bed Races on Saturday April 16, 2011.
The Baby's Bedtime team races up the final stretch of downtown Lawrenceville towards the finish line on Saturday April 16, 2011.
Bed Hedz driver Jim Miller screams words of encouragement to his teammates as they near the finish line in downtown Lawrenceville on Saturday April 16, 2011.
Steve White, left, watches closely as Margaret Jones, Blake Stabler, David Weigand and Travis Howick push Grateful Bed driver Ann Childers across the finish line during the second annual Lawrenceville Bed Races on Saturday April 16, 2011.