Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Community Activity

"1st Annual Barry County Pumpkin Trot 5K Run/Walk is an event which is raising funds to bring Girls on the Run to Barry County.Girls on the Run is a prevention program for pre-teen girls. This after school program focuses on providing healthy development in areas of social, mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well being.
Using running as an anchor for the program, girls learn to have positive body image, self respect and self esteem; while training for a 5k. The goals of this event are to raise funds to bring Girls on the Run to the Barry County communities, as well as provide awareness to the potential of at risk behaviors in pre-teen girls.
The event will be held on Saturday October 24th at 8:00am. The course follows the beautiful Paul Henry trail in Downtown Middleville, Michigan.
This is a fun, family oriented event. We encourage participants to dress in family friendly Halloween Costumes. Participants can participate in the 5k run or walk. Registrations are being accepted online and by mail. Race Day Details:
• 5K Walk/Run
• $20 per participant, $25 race-day registration
*• Registration includes t-shirt (to be picked up on race day)
• Sign-in begins at 6:30am, Race begins at 8:00am
• Course follows the Paul Henry Trail in downtown Middleville, MI
• All proceeds donated to benefit bringing Girls on the Run to Barry County
• Participants are encouraged to wear family friendly Halloween costumes *those registering on race day are not guaranteed a t-shirt

Go to http://barrygotr.blogspot.com/ to actually register.
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