July 4 run/walk event to benefit Lazarus House

Submitted by Lazarus House

Registration is open for runners and walkers who wish to participate in the July 4 Great Western Freedom 4 to benefit Lazarus House.

The event begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, at the LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W370 Dean St., St. Charles. The run is a competitive 4 mile CARA Certified race on a USATF certified course and on the Fox River Trail Runners Circuit. This event also features a 2-mile scenic walk.

Runners and walkers can preregister at signmeup.com. Preregistration fee is $25 for the race or $20 for the walk. There’s a $3 preregistration discount to CARA and Fox River Trail members. Event day registration is an additional $5 for both runners and walkers. All participants are encouraged to collect pledges for Lazarus House by signing up for “givamajig,” an easy-to-create widget that can be placed on websites, blogs or Facebook pages.

There will be a raffle to win prizes, including an iPod Shuffle, for those that raise $250 or more and have pledges turned into Lazarus House by June 25.

All proceeds benefit Lazarus House, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides emergency shelter, transitional living and rental/utility assistance to persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and are connected to St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia or western rural Kane County.

More information is available at lazarushouseonline.com or by calling Donna at (630) 587-2144.