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Council on
Rural Services...
Participate
in the 1st Annual AmeriCorps 5K Fun Run/Walk
June 3, 2012
AmeriCorps
for Entrepreneurial Success (AES), a program sponsored by Council on
Rural
Services, located in
Piqua, Ohio, will
be hosting the 1st Annual AmeriCorps 5K Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, June
23, 2012
in Piqua, Ohio.
Registration
opens at 8:00 a.m. with the actual 5K Run to begin at 9:00 a.m. on
Saturday,
June 23rd. The race is a simple 3.1 mile course which will begin at The
Backyard Bistro at 1876 Commerce Drive in Piqua and then head south to
Piqua’s
Linear Park bike path. There will be a water station at the half-way
point and
split timers at two points on the course, the run will end back at The
Backyard
Bistro. Following the event, awards will be given for the top 3
finishers
overall: top 3 male and female finishers in each age group,12 &
under,
13-17, 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, and 55 and over.
Registration
is $20 per person with a t-shirt included, or $13 without a t-shirt.
Participants registering after June 15th are not guaranteed a t-shirt,
so sign
up today!
The
Backyard Bistro will be serving a special fundraiser breakfast from
7:00 to
10:30 with $1.00 from every breakfast going to support AmeriCorps for
Entrepreneurial Success. The special breakfast will be pancakes, choice
of
sausage/bacon, home fries, two eggs and either orange juice or coffee
for $7.95
dine in or carry out. Come
and cheer
your favorite runner on and have breakfast together.
The
AmeriCorps for Entrepreneurial Success program helps vulnerable area
youth
learn job readiness skills, financial literacy, and the basics of
entrepreneurialism. Partnering with the nationally renowned Junior
Achievement
curriculum and committed community volunteers, AES equips area youth
with the
skills they need to become successful in the workforce. A major part of
the program
is the coordination and development of a small, youth-run social
enterprise. The AES
members are hosting
the event in an effort to raise funds for this project.
To
register, visit www.speedy-feet.com and
click on the AES Miami County 5K Fun Run/Walk link, or pick up a
registration
form at Kids Learning Place, 285 R.M. Davis Parkway in Piqua. For more
information or questions, e-mail Chad Hewitt at
chewitt@councilonruralservices.org
or
call 937-418-6205 or 937-773-0773 extension 231.
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