Friends for Life relay team is getting ready to host their fifth annual 5K Run/Walk and a half mile Kids Run. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society through Relay For Life of Boyertown.
The event will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, at Washington Township Park – rain or shine. Registration will be held from 8 to 8:45 a.m.
The 5K course will include country roads with two slight inclines, but it generally flat. Strollers are welcome, pets are not. Following the race, refreshments will be available.
Entry fee for pre-registrants, if postmarked by May 27, is $20 including cotton t-shirt or $26 for dri-fit t-shirt. After May 27, including race day, the fee will be $25 while shirts last, $18 without shirts.
There is an option to register for the race online at <www.pretzelcitysports.com> (nominal service fees apply). Online registration closes June 1 at midnight.
For the Kids Fun Run – open to those 12 years old and under – to cost of pre-registration by May 27 is $8, which includes prizes & goodie bag. No shirts given for Kids Fun Run. This run will take place in the grass at the Washington Township Park following the 5K.
The following awards will be given: Top Overall Male and Female plus 1st-3rd medals in each male and female run category: 13 & Under, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+.
The park is located at Victoria Drive and Niantic Road in Barto.
Make checks payable to Friends for Life; checks and forms should be sent to Kathy Drury, 11 Wilt Rd., Bechtelsville, PA 19505. For more information, contact Kathy Drury at 610-754-0686 or email <friendsforlife5k@gmail.com>.
This will be the team’s eighth year participating in Relay For Life of Boyertown, which is slated for June 25 and 26, 10 a.m. to 10 a.m., at the community park on Madison Street. Boyertown’s net fund raising goal is $215,000 for the Relay year, which begins in September and runs through August.
Find more details at <www.relayforlife.org/paboyertown>.