30th Apr 2009
Wheaton, MD - Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary’s 6th Annual 5K Run for the Animals and 1-Mile Fun Walk
If you like to walk or run, love animals, and if you want to support a great animal sanctuary, here is an event for you in Wheaton, MD.
Contact: Howard Edelstein, Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Events Coordinator, 301-625-9321, PoplarSpringRun@yahoo.com
Where: Wheaton Regional Park 2000 Shorefield Road, Wheaton, MD 20902
When: Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 8:30 AM
(Race-day registration begins at 7:00 AM)
What: Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary will hold its 6th annual, green-friendly*, all vegan, 5K Run for the Animals and 1-Mile Fun Walk. Approximately 700 area runners, teams and individuals will compete for prize money and raffle items. Refreshments will be provided, socialized dogs are welcome to join the walk and fitness instructors from the Sergeant”s Program will warm-up runners and walkers. All proceeds benefit the sanctuary.
Who: Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary is a 400-acre, non-profit refuge for more than 200 neglected, unwanted or abandoned farmed animals. Its mission is to provide care, rehabilitation and permanent sanctuary for unwanted farmed animals, protected habitat for wildlife and education to the public (especially to children and school groups) regarding farmed animal and wildlife issues. The sanctuary promotes compassion and humane treatment for all animals.
What’s New: This year runners can bring their old shoes to the race site to be donated to Nike”s Reuse a shoe program. Shoes will be shipped to the Nike recycling center that turns athletic shoes into reusable products like zippers and soles of shoes. Also, all bibs are made of seeds so you can plant them after the race. *Check out what we are doing to make our race green at www.animalsanctuary.org/events/green.htm
Cost: Registration fee is $20.00 for the Run/Walk prior to May 1, 2009. Beginning May 1, 2009 the registration fee is $25.00; $28.00 on race day.
Registration: For more information on race registration, please visit poplarspring.kintera.org.
Onesta Organics is proud to support this event with a few boxes of our Veggie-Hides organic dog treats. A big Thank You! to all organizers of this important event!
