Lasting Legacy: Erin's AAIM Race Keeps Inspiring
Annual event to honor Sandburg student Erin Olmsted, killed in car crash caused by a drunken driver in 1997, is meaningful to so many.
When brothers Mike and Matt Sawyers crossed the finish line of the 5K run, they were thinking about a girl they had never met. The Carl Sandburg High School junior and sophomore participated on Sept. 5 in Erin's Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) for Change 5K Run/Walk. About 700 people joined the race held at Centennial Park in Orland Park. The event honors the memory of Erin E. Olmsted, a Sandburg High senior who died as a passenger in a car crash in March 1997, at the age of 17. The driver of the car was intoxicated. The Olmsted family works with AAIM, an Illinois based non-profit organization that supports victims of drunk driving. The Sawyers brothers, who are cross country runners, said promotion of the event and …
