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The Berkshire South 7th Annual 5K Run/Walk

The Berkshire South 7th Annual 5K Run/Walk will be held Saturday, May 4 2019 at the Great Barrington Airport, 70 Egremont Plain Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230.

The race, which will be held rain or shine  will both begin and end at the airport.

Please note: This is a pet-free event.

Pre-register at berkshiresouth.org. The first 100 paid registrants will receive a long-sleeved race T shirt.

The entry fee is $30 until 5 pm May 3rd. The race day price is $40. Children 7 years and under are free when accompanied by a registered parent or guardian.

The race day schedule is as follows:

9:00 am  check in

10:00 am  Race begins

Awards and refreshments after race.

Proceeds from the race will benefit Berkshire South’s Teen Outreach Nutrition Exercise program (TONE) as well as other youth-oriented wellness programs.

To learn more about Berkshire South or for more race information visit berkshiresouth.org.

For more race information call Steven at (413) 528-2810  ext 35 or email sleonard@berkshiresouth.org.

 

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25 Years of Hope Fun Run/Walk

The 25 Years of Hope Fun Run/Walk will take place Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Vassar College Campus, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12604.

This is a family-friendly event which is run within the confines of the Vassar Campus and integrating activities such as a scavenger hunt along the way. To register, visityouthmissionoutreach.org or call (845) 473-5449. Pre-registration ends 8/8/18.

Free T shirts to the first 75 registered runners or walkers. You can sign up on race day morning.

Entry fee schedule:

$20 pre-registered runners/walkers

$15 seniors and students with ID

$10 children 10 and under

Children 3 and under free

Race Day schedule:

8:30 am Registration

9:30 am Run/Walk begins

Prizes, raffle, games, music and more.

Proceeds from the event will support the Youth Mission Outreach 25 year commitment to the youth and their families in the Poughkeepsie area.

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Relay For Life of Berkshire County

The Relay For Life of Berkshire County, There’s No place Like Hope, will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 22-23, 2018 at the Monument Mountain Regional High School, 600 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA.

Team members take turns walking around a track or other designated course. A requirement is that each team has a member walking at all times.

Money is raised by teams who solicit donations from individuals and businesses. There are a number of fundraising options some of which continue year round.

Although the time spans may vary (anywhere from six to 24 hours), the schedule for all of the Relay for Life events pretty much follows a standard format. Relays include an Opening Ceremony followed by the Survivors Lap, the Caregivers Lap, the Luminaria Ceremony and Closing Ceremony.

Friday

6 pm Opening ceremonies Survivors and Caregivers Lap

Relay

9:00 pm Luminaria

Saturday

Noon Closing Ceremonies

Relay For Life started in 1985 when Dr. Gordon “Gordy” Klatt walked/ran for 24 hours on a track in Tacoma, Washington to raise money and awareness to help the American Cancer Society.

Today teams raise funds at over 3,500 Relay events nationwide.

Proceeds from Relay For Life events “help the American Cancer Society fund ground-breaking cancer research, crucial patient care services, and prevention and early detection programs.”

For more information about the Relay For Life Berkshire County call Mahsoun Choudhury at (413) 493-2122 or email him at mahsoun.choudhury@cancer.org.

For more information about the benefiting programs go to cancer.org.

Relay for Life Berkshires thanks the following businesses for their generous support:

Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc
Berkshire Health Systems
Guido’s Fresh Marketplace
Pittsfield Cooperative Bank
Rock Business Solutions
W.D. Hewins & Sons
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Falcon Fun Run 5K/10K Trail Run

The Falcon Fun Run 5K/10K Trail Run will be held Sunday, May 20, 2018 at the Indian Mountain School, 211 Indian Mountain Road, Lakeville, CT 06039.

The 5K and 10K races utilize the schools trails and show off the 600 acre campus. The 5K is considered moderately challenging while the 10K is very challenging . The events will be held rain or shine.

Pre-register at eventbrite.com before May 15th. Pre-registration entry fee is $28 plus $3.61 Eventbrite fee. Race day registration is still $28. T shirts to the first 100 registrants.

The races will be professionally timed by Greystone Timing.

The race day schedule:

11:00 am Registration

12:00 noon Races begin.

Trinket- style awards will be granted after the races.

Proceeds from the event will help defray the costs of trail preparation and other expenses while exposing runners to the beauty of the Indian Mountain School campus.

For more race information or to register visit Falcon Fun Run Tickets, Sun, May 20, 2018 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite, or call (860) 435-0871 ext. 179.

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The Run for Education 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run

The Run for Education 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run will be held Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Oakwood Friends School, 22 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie, NY  12603.

The timed event, which is hosted by the Oakwood Friends School, will be run on the school’s cross-country course.

Pre-register online at runsignup.com . Registration ends at 11:59 pm, May 4th.

Here are the entry fee prices:

5K   pre-registration $20, after, race day $25.

1 Mile Fun Run pre-registration $10,

Race day schedule:

7:30 – 8:15 am  Registration and packet pickup ( gym parking lot)

8:30 am   5K begins

9:15 am   1Mile Fun Run/Walk begins

Awards and   after race.

Awards to top male and female finishers in seven age categories as well as five Fun Run age categories.

Proceeds from the race will benefit the United Nations Association’s Adopt – A – Future program.

To learn more about the Oakwood Friends School visit oakwoodfriends.org.

To learn more about the United Nations Association’s Adopt-A-Future program visit unausa.org/programs/adopt-a-future.

For more race information or to register call Sue at (845) 462-4200  ext.353 or email at scianfrani@oakwoodfriends.org.

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Walk MS Berkshires

Walk MS Berkshires will be held Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Taconic High School, 96 Valentine Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201.

The walking route, which is wheelchair accessible, is approximately 4 miles long. The walk will be held rain or shine.

Dogs and children are welcome- both must be accompanied by an adult.

Register at nationalmssociety.org. Participants can register as either individuals or form teams.

There is no entry fee for the Walk, but participants are asked to fundraise in advance of the event. Organizers estimate the cost of putting on the event to be about $25 per person. The average donation raised is about $250 per person.

Participants can earn a variety of cool merchandise by achieving various levels of fundraising. $100 raised, for example, will earn the participant an event T shirt. Higher fundraising levels yield higher valued merchandise.

Walk day schedule:

Bagels and coffee before the event.

9:00 am Registration

10:00 am Walk begins

Proceeds from Walk MS benefit the National MS Society in their work to fund research to cure MS and to provide services that help people with MS live their best lives.

Walk MS Berkshires hopes to raise $16,500 this year. Last year’s event attracted 62 participants.

Walk MS is the 12th largest fundraising event in the country. Nationally, the organization raises $45 million per year from 400 walk events involving over 300,000 people.

To learn more, visit nationalmssociety.org, email fundraisingsupport@nmss.org or call (855) 372-1331.

Thanks to the Walk MS national sponsors:

Biogen                                                                                                                                                                     Genentech                                                                                                                                                                                                                Novartis

And the Walk MS Berkshires local sponsors:

EMD Serono, USA                                                                                                                                                           Ab Vie                                                                                                                                                      Berni&Phyl’s Furniture

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The Angels of Light Walk/Run/Brunch

The Angels of Light Walk/Run/Brunch will be held Sunday, April 15, 2018 at the Amenia Rail Trail, Mechanic Street, Amenia, NY 12501. This is a multiple race event with a 1/2 mile and 1 mile Fun Run, a 5K and 8 mile races.

To pre-register (by April 12th) go to angelsoflighthudsonvalley.org, and click on “Events”. Gift bags to the first 100 registered. The 5K and 8 mile will be chip-timed.

Complimentary massages .

The fee schedule is as follows:

Kids 1/2 mile (ages up to 4) and 1 mile (ages up to 10) race only $10 ($15 race day) with brunch $20 ($30 race day).

8 mile and 5K Run/Walk adults and kids race only  $25 ($30 race day). Kids 5K and brunch $35 ($45 race day)

There is a brunch-only option- adults $ 30 and kids up to 10 – $15.

Race day schedule is as follows:

8:30 – 9:30 am  Race day registration at Monte’s Kitchen 3330 NY-343, Amenia, NY 12501.

10:00 am  Kids 1/2 mile and 1 mile Fun Run.

10:15 am 8 mile race

10:30 am  5K Run/Walk

11:00 am – 2:00 pm  Brunch, awards, raffles and drawing at Monte’s Kitchen.

Awards to the first overall winning male and female and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place male and female in each of seven age categories. Ribbons awarded to all kids.

Proceeds from this event will benefit Angels of Light which provides funds for children with cancer.

To learn more about Angels of Light or for more information about the race  visit angelsoflighthudsonvalley.org.

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Champions Against Child Abuse, 13th Annual 5K/1 Mile Color Fun Run

Champions Against Child Abuse, 13th Annual 5K/1 Mile Color Fun Run will be held Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Berkshire County Kids’ Place, 63 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MA 01201.

Pre-register at thedriven.net before April 1st for entry fee savings. The price increases $5 between April 2nd and race day. The first 150 registrants receive an event technical shirt. There will be chip timing for the 5K by the Berkshire Running Center. For the 1 Mile Color Run there will be color stations at the beginning, middle and end of the run. Wear  white clothing to enhance the color experience.

The fee structure is as follows:

Adult (16 years and older)   5K $25 + $2.50 reg. fee.

Adult   Color Run   $20 + $2.50

Adult both races  $40 + $3.00

Children (ages 5- 15)  5K $20 + $2.50

Children  1 Mile Color Run  $15 + $2.50

Children both races  $30 + $2.50

Add $5 from April 2nd through race day.

Race day schedule is as follows:

8:30  am Race day registration

10:00  am 5K begins

11:00 am  1 Mile Color Fun Run begins

Awards  and water and fruit after the races.

Awards to first and second place finishers, male and female in each age category.

All proceeds from the events will benefit the Berkshire County Kids’ Place programs for victims of child abuse.

To learn more about the Berkshire County Kids’ Place visit  kidsplaceonline.org.

For more race information visit thedriven.net.

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The Woofstock Annual Fundraising Dog Walk

The Woofstock Annual Fundraising Dog Walk will be held Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 at The Common on First St., Pittsfield, MA. The Pittsfield Cooperative Bank is the title sponsor.

The Dog walk is part of a larger family-oriented festival of activities which include face-painting, games, penny carnival, food, the webkinz adoptions which is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union. Entry to the activities is free, and the entry fee for the Dog Walk is $10. The Dog Walk route is approximately one mile long.

 

Besides the entry fee, participants are encouraged to fundraise. They can get help by visiting berkshirehumane.org and click on “Events” to find fundraising tools and downloadable forms.

The Walk day schedule is as follows:

10:00 am Registration and limited activities

11:00 am  Walk begins

Noon  All activities

2:00 Event ends

Proceeds from the event benefit the Berkshire Humane and will be used to care for shelter animals.

For more information call (413) 447-7878.

To learn more about Berkshire Humane visit berkshirehumane.org.

Berkshire Humane thanks the following sponsors for their generosity:

The Pittsfield Cooperative Bank

The Berkshire Eagle

Onyx Specialty Papers, Inc.

West Oil Company

Dettinger Lumber Company

Blue Q

Benson’s Pet Center

Kamp Ketchum

Smith Brothers-McAndrews Ins.

H.L. Fuel Co., inc.

Adams Community Bank

Foranimals, LLC

 

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The Relay For Life of Columbia County

The Relay For Life of Columbia County will be held on Friday June 16, 2017 from 6:00 pm Friday to 6:00 am Saturday at Columbia-Greene Community College, 4400 NY 23, Hudson, NY.

The schedule of events is as follows:

5:00 pm Registration, 6:00 pm event begins, 6:30 Opening Ceremony followed by  Survivors Lap,  Caregivers Lap, Luminaria Ceremony and Closing Ceremony.

Team members take turns walking around a track or other designated course. A requirement is that each team has a member walking at all times.

Money is raised by teams who solicit donations from individuals and businesses. There are a number of fundraising options some of which continue year round.

Relay For Life started in 1985 when Dr. Gordon “Gordy” Klatt  walked/ran for 24 hours on a track in Tacoma, Washington to raise money and awareness to help the American Cancer Society.

Today teams raise funds at over 3,500 Relay events nationwide.  

Proceeds from Relay For Life events “help the American cancer society fund ground-breaking cancer research, crucial patient care services, and prevention and early detection programs.”

To learn more about the Columbia County Relay For Life contact Nick Liporace at nick.liporace@cancer.org or call him at (518) 220-6925.

For more information about the programs benefiting from the Relay  visit cancer.org.

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