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Children's Home of Illinois |
Contact:
Lindsey Birkel
Title: Public Relations Coordinator
Phone: (309) 687-7423
January 17, 2003
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
12th
ANNUAL JACK KEN
NY 5K RUN/WALK
Peoria, IL-The
St. Patrick’s Society of Peoria is gearing up for the 12th
Annual Jack Kenny 5K Run/Walk, formerly the O’Douls Gaelic
Gallop, which will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 8,
2003 at Glen Oak Park in Peoria.
The event
benefits the Children’s Home Association of Illinois and is
sponsored by the St. Patrick’s Society of Peoria. To date, it
has raised just under $7000 for the agency.
The race is
open to the public and registration forms as well as the $18.00
entry fee, which guarantees a race cap, must be received by the
St. Patrick’s Society of Peoria by
Tuesday,
February 25, 2003
. If
participants would prefer to not have a race cap, entry fee is
just $12.00. Awards, which will be given to the top overall
male and female as well as to participants in various age
groups, will be presented immediately following the race.
Participants are also welcome to attend a post-race party at
Katie McButts, located at
2440 N. Knoxville Avenue
in
Peoria
.
For more
information, or to obtain a registration form, please contact
Stephanie Pickett, Children’s Home’s Annual Fund Coordinator at
(309)687-7213 or Ed McGraw of the St. Patrick’s Society of
Peoria at (309)694-8332.
For more information, please contact:
Lindsey Birkel, Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator
(309)687-7423, (309)687-7299 (fax)
lbirkel@chail.org
2130 N. Knoxville
Peoria, IL 61603 |
