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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Brian Vanderhoff @ 8:38 AM
The fourth annual Pumpkin Patch, planned at Wills Park in Alpharetta, will help Canine Assistants, a non-profit organization that raises and trains service dogs for children and adults with special needs.
The Pumpkin Patch – Oct. 4-5 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. – will feature pumpkins of all sizes for sale along with Indian corn, gourds, corn stalks, and painted Halloween yard signs.
In addition, several children's activities will be available including: Wayne's Train which will take riders on a fun-filled ride around the park, inflatable slides, bake sale, children's face painting, carnival games and a creepy candy stand.
The Pumpkin Patch will also highlight several Canine Assistants dogs-in-training dressed for Halloween. In addition, there will be service dog demonstrations throughout each day so the community can learn more about the 90-plus commands the service dogs are trained to perform.
Canine Assistants, an Alpharetta organization founded in 1991, has graduated more than 700 service dogs from the program and has placed them free of charge with physically disabled individuals. It takes over $16,000 to raise and train each dog, accomplished through corporate sponsorships and private donations.
The Pumpkin Patch will be held at Wills Park Equestrian Center located on Wills Road.
Labels: Alpharetta, canine assistants, pumpkin patch, Wills Park
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Brian Vanderhoff @ 6:45 AM
