The 14th annual Celebrate America 5K and 10K is going to the dogs, literally. The proceeds of this year’s race will help several local charities, including Canine Assistants and Happy Tails. Canine Assistants trains and provides service dogs to children and adults with disabilities or other special needs. Happy Tails volunteers share the unconditional love of their pets with people at healthcare facilities, social agencies, nursing homes and special needs programs. The race will be held Monday at 7:30 a.m., rain or shine at 7730 North Point Parkway, in front of the AMC Theatres.
This race was organized by the Alpharetta Junior Woman’s Club in 1996, the year Atlanta hosted the Olympics to help instill a sense of community spirit and patriotism on Memorial Day. The races are U.S. Track and Field certified and the 10K is a Peachtree Road Race qualifier. Early registrants are guaranteed to receive a thick T-shirt with a patriotic design. A limited number of T-shirts will be available on the day of race.
“The 10-K distance is a great warm-up for the Peachtree. We are looking forward to having over 1,000 runners this year. We will once again have prizes for our runners, including gifts from Spikes Running Store, New Balance Running Stores and Braves tickets. This is in addition to plaques awarded to the top 3 finishers in each age category,” said Race Chairman, Karen Daniel in a statement.
Registration forms are available online at www.active.com. The entry fee for any application received by May 17 is $20.00. Entry fees after that date and on day of race are $25.00.
Information: (770) 740-2648.
Labels: 10K, 5k race, Alpharetta Juniors Club, canine assistants, Celebrate America
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