One Small Voice Foundation will host its 8th Annual 5K Family Walk & Run benefiting the reserach of hydrocephalus and optic nerve hypoplasia on Sunday, September 27, at the Retired Train Depot (on the Prairie Path) at York and South Street. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. with the 5K Run starting at 8:00 a.m. and the 5K Walk starting at 9:45 a.m.
This year’s race will feature 29-time Marathon runner and president of the Elmhurst Running Club, Kurt Fiene. Kurt has been blind since birth but despite his visual impairment, he has compete in 29 marathons, including five Boston Marathons, and number half-marathons and other distance races. Fiene will be the Grand Marshall of this year’s Walk and Run and will be available to sign autograph’s following the run.
Music, Refreshments, face painting and other fun family activities will also take place at the race. Besides t-shirts awarded to the first 125 registered participants, additional children’s shirts will be available for purchase. Bring your wagons and strollers for a fun walk on the Prairie Path!
This year’s corporate sponsors are: The IRA Store (a financial planning company located in Elmhurst) and Olympic Chiropractic and Physical Therapy (3 locations in western suburbs- Elmhurst, Bartlett, and Sycamore)
Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for both males and females:
1st Place: $250
2nd Place: $100
3rd Place: 50
