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SUMMARY:Reading Lions Club & Friends of Recreation 40th Journey for Sight 5K Road Race & 1 Mile Walk
DESCRIPTION:Journey for Sight 5K Road Race — Thursday Evening\, July 17!\n\nReading\, MA — Join the Reading Lions and Friends of Reading Rec at our annual 5K Road Race and 1 Mile Walk. The Journey For Sight will take place Thursday evening\, July 17\, at 6:30 PM in Reading. The race starts and finishes at Memorial Park on Harrison Street. \n\n\n\nThe Journey for Sight Race is a fundraiser for the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund (MLERF) and other charities. MLERF finances eye research at world-renowned institutions such as Mass. Eye and Ear. Since 1985\, the Reading Lions Club has donated more than $350\,000 from the proceeds of this race to eye research. The Reading Lions Club is excited to continue these efforts in conjunction with the Friends of Reading Recreation (FORR). \nTo celebrate 40 years of running for good\, special long-sleeve race t-shirts will be given to the first 250 entrants. Awards will be presented to the overall winners\, as well as the top 3 in each age category: 15 and under (NEW!)\, 16–19\, 20–29\, 30–39\, 40–49\, 50–59\, 60–69\, 70–79\, 80+ We welcome runners of all ages! \nJoin us at Memorial Park on race day! We’ll have music to keep things festive\, refreshments\, pizza\, and post-race raffle prize drawings. \nRegistration Info:\n\nPre-register online: runsignup.com/Race/MA/Reading/FORR5K\nSame day registration: 5:00 – 6:15 PM at Memorial Park\nFees:\n\n$30 pre-registration\n$35 day-of-race\n$20 | $25 for ages 17 and under\n\n\n1-Mile Walk Route Available\nRace starts at 6:30 PM sharp\n\nFor more information\, visit readinglionsclub.org or contact Tom Clough at tom_clough@verizon.net \nPlease consider joining us for this worthwhile event and have a fun family evening right here in the heart of Reading. \nRunning For Good For Forty Years! \nThe Reading Lions Club has proudly served the community of Reading and surrounding communities for more than 75 years. \nReading Lions Club | P.O. Box 66 | Reading\, MA 01867 | readinglionsclub.org
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LOCATION:Memorial Park\, 53 harrison Street\, Reading\, MA\, 01867\, United States
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