District Fifteen Educational Foundation to host 8K run

Posted April 26, 2012 11:00 pm

Tim Waldorf

The District Fifteen Educational Foundation is participating in the “Got2Run … for Education” 2012 inaugural run/walk to benefit wellness in school children.

The race will be held Saturday, May 19, at 8 a.m. in Arlington Heights, and it will feature a 2.62-mile “Micro Marathon” run/walk, and an 8K (4.97-mile) run. Early registrations are accepted through 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, and cost $15 for students and $25 for adults. A portion of the event's proceeds will benefit the Foundation.

Northwest Road Runners, Inc., the local, nonprofit running club that was recently established for the purpose of organizing a kid's running race in Chicago's Northwest Suburbs, is hosting the event. Its goal is to get kids and their parents interested in running as a healthy lifestyle choice, not just for this year, but for the rest of their lives.

For more information on the “Got2Run … for Education” 2012 inaugural run/walk, visit www.got2run.org, or contact the race director at racedirector@nwroadrunners.org. For more information on the District Fifteen Educational Foundation, contact Donna Kennedy, the Foundation's coordinator, at 847-963-3160 or kennedyd@ccsd15.net.

-Story Submitted by Community Consolidated School District 15

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