Come Run With Us on Thursday Evening, July 20!
Reading, MA — The Reading Lions Club and The Friends of Reading Recreation (FORR) are very excited to announce their annual charity 5K Road Race and 1 Mile Walk. The Journey For Sight will take place Thursday evening July 20, at 6:30 PM here in Reading, beginning and ending at Memorial Park on Harrison Street. All proceeds from the race will be donated to the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund (MLERF), which finances basic eye research at world-renowned institutions such as the Mass. Eye and Ear right here in Boston. Over the years, the Reading Lions Club has donated over $300,000 from the proceeds of this race to MLERF, and we are excited to continue these efforts in conjunction with the Friends of Reading Recreation (FORR).
Race T-Shirts will be given out to the first 150 entrants, and awards will be presented to the overall 5K Male and Female winners, as well as the top 3 Male and Female finishers in each of the following age categories: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80+. We expanded these age categories recently due to the wide range of runners increasingly participating in the race!
In addition to the awards and t-shirts, refreshments, pizza, and water will be available post-race for all competitors, as well as some post-race raffle prize drawings. A professional DJ will keep the event festive with music and race announcements! Portable toilets will be available for the comfort of runners and spectators alike.
REGISTRATION: The starting time is our traditional 6:30 PM start; on-site registration will be available from 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM. Pre-register at runsignup.com/Race/MA/Reading/FORR5K. The entrance fees are $30.00 pre-registration, $35.00 day of race. A reduced fee of $20.00 pre-registration, $25.00 day of race is available for those ages 17 and under. There is also a 1 Mile Walk category for non-runners who wish to participate and join in the support for a great charity.
For more race information, please go to READINGLIONSCLUB.ORG or contact Tom Clough at TOM_CLOUGH@VERIZON.NET.
Please consider joining us for this worthwhile event and have a fun family evening right here in the heart of Reading.
Running For Good!
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