FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Maureen Gross
Director of Development, Palms West Community Foundation
(561)790-6200 office
(561)714-0887 cell
(561)793-4181 home
Event:
Wellington Community Fitness 5K Run/Walk
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Wellington Plaza—Ultima Fitness/Xtreme TaeKwonDo
COMMUNITY FITNESS RUN/WALK RETURNS TO WELLINGTON
After a year of hiatus, the Palms West Community Foundation, along with volunteer Co-Chairwomen Joanna Boynton and Terri Priore, are bringing back the Wellington Community Fitness 5K Run & Walk. The event is scheduled for the traditional first weekend in November– Saturday, November 7, 2009. Participants will gather at the Wellington Plaza with race kick-off time of 8:00 am. Runners and walkers will head west along Wellington Trace, turn south onto Big Blue Trace until they reach the half-way point and then they will loop back to the Wellington Plaza. The fitness run features a USTAF certified 5k Run and a non-competitive walk – something for everyone, no matter what your fitness level.
A much anticipated, yearly event in Wellington since 1997, run/walk organizers focused on bringing residents together to promote health and fitness, all while enjoying a good time with friends and neighbors. Every year, the event has donated a portion of the proceeds to a charitable organization. This year the committee has decided to donate net proceeds to The American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.
Boynton, an avid runner, has spearheaded the return of this event to Wellington. “So many people in this community have truly missed this event. We decided that this would be the perfect initial project for the Palms West Community Foundation to take on.” Terri Priore was on the initial planning committee, and has agreed to step up and Co-Chair the event with Boynton. Priore brings her vast experience from being the Chair of the MSABC Walk of the Western Communities for The American Cancer Society last year.
During the first eleven years, the community fitness run had grown to accommodate over 800 participants. Hopes are for even more in 2009. “I have personally watched this event’s success, grass-roots outreach and positive impact within our community,” said Boynton. “I, along with many others, am committed to revitalizing this great fitness-oriented, annual community event in 2009.” Many area businesses have already committed to sponsoring this event— Bainbridge, Boynton Financial Group, Inc., Cocuy, Burns & Co., Gold Coast Physical Therapy, Graphic-Signs, Sexton Engineering, TownCrier/Wellington, The Magazine, Ultima Fitness/Xtreme TaeKwonDo, Visions and Wellington Regional Medical Center. To register for the Run/Walk or for sponsorship information, please visit their website www.communityfitnessrun.com. or contact Maureen Gross at the Palms West Community Foundation at (561)790-6200.