Pathways Center 5K Run/Walkathon to Benefit Chicago’s Children
Pathways Center, a non-profit organization providing physical, occupational, and speech/language assessment and therapy to those in need, has been serving children and families in the Chicago area since 1985. Pathways Center also strives to promote functional independence, emotional health, social well-being, and integration into the community through community education, professional in-services, mentoring, and continuing education courses. Next month the agency will hold its annual athletic charity event to raise awareness and funds to support its mission. Here are the details for this important event:
What: Pathways Center 5K Run/Walkathon to raise funds to provide much needed services to children with motor, sensory, feeding/swallowing, and communication difficulties.
When: Saturday, June 6, 2009; 5K Run – Registration and Check-In 7 AM – 7:45 AM, Run 8 AM; Walkathon – Registration and Check-In 8:15 AM – 9 AM, Walk 9:15 AM; Family Fest 10 AM – 11:30 AM
Where: Pathways Center, 2591 Compass Road, Glenview, Illinois; the run/walkathon begins and ends at Pathways Center, while the course traverses through Gallery Park and around Lake Glenview.
Cost: $30 Registration Fee; Children 3 and Under – Free
Other: The 5K is a USATF certified 5K run. The Family Fest will include light refreshments, games for children, entertainment by Catch This! Jugglers, and a demonstration of adaptive equipment by the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association.
For more information: Visit the Pathways Center 5K Run/Walkathon and Family Fest website or contact Sarah Kerndt at 847-510-5654, skerndt@pathwayscenter.org, or Barb Morin at 847-510-5633, bmorin@pathwayscenter.org
Have you participated in a Pathways Center athletic charity event and/or are you familiar with this nonprofit organization and its accomplishments? Post a comment to this blog and tell us about your experiences. It always helps to hear from those who have already participated in an annual event to learn more about what to expect in future years.
My cousin did this event back in June this year (2010).
She thoroughly enjoyed it and made a couple of friend too. And, she has convinced me to try it with her next time!