COD Food Truck Rally and Sunset 5K Sept. 17
College of DuPage will host its Food Truck Rally and Sunset 5K on Saturday, Sept. 17, on the College's Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd. All proceeds from this event will benefit the COD Fuel Pantry, a sustenance resource on campus designed to ensure COD students are not distracted from studies by hunger, scheduled to open during the fall 2016 semester.
Click here to view photos from last year's event.
The Food Truck Rally and Sunset 5K will feature popular Chicago and DuPage mobile eateries from noon to 8 p.m. Also open during this time will be the Kid Zone featuring activities for the whole family, including Touch-A-Truck, where emergency vehicles, grounds equipment and semi-tractor trailers will be on hand for kids to see, feel and climb on.
The 100-Yard Youth Dash will begin at 4 p.m. on the football stadium track and is for kids 12 and under, with two divisions being contested - ages 4 to 7 and ages 8 to 12. The 5K will begin at 5 p.m. and will feature a CARA and USATF certified course.
In honor of the College's year-long 50th Anniversary celebration, Tributosaurus, "the Jurassic beast of multiple musical faces," will perform a free David Bowie tribute concert at the MAC's Lakeside Pavilion at 6:30 p.m. The day will also feature a St. Baldrick's head-shaving event, from noon to 3 p.m., with proceeds going toward childhood cancer research.
The 5K awards include a $200 Visa gift card for the Top Overall male and female runners and the "Middle of the Pack" winner. Medals will be awarded to the top three male and female age group winners and all 5K participants will be eligible to win an iPad.
Participants can register individually or as a team for the 5K. Team prizes will be awarded for the fastest team and "Luck of the Draw." All 5K race participants will receive a short-sleeved technical T-shirt and a gift bag that includes a $2 Food Truck Rally voucher.
Advance registration is $19.67 for individuals (to commemorate COD's opening in 1967 in celebration of its 50th anniversary), $5 for currently enrolled COD students (limitations apply), and $5 for the 100-Yard Youth Dash. Registration is $30 on the day of the event. Click here to register now.
For more information on registering for this event, email COD5K@cod.edu, call Ami Chambers at (630) 942-3823 or visit www.cod.edu/5K. For Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations, call (630) 942-2141 or (630) 858-9692.