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SUMMARY:Marklund Run\, Walk & Roll 5K and 1-Mile Event
DESCRIPTION:Runners\, walkers\, and wheelchair riders:  Mark your calendars for Sunday\, April 29\, for the first annual Run\, Walk & Roll 5K and 1-Mile event\, at the Marklund Philip Center.\n\n\n\nThe racing wheelchair race will begin at 7:55 a.m.\, and the 5K and 1 Mile race will start at 8 a.m.\, at 164 S. Prairie Ave.\, in Bloomingdale.\n\n\n\n5K participants will run\, walk or compete using racing wheelchairs on a USATF Certified Course\, which winds through the Westlake neighborhood. The 1-mile walk shares a portion of the 5K course and is open to individuals and families\, as well as those with strollers\, walkers or wheelchairs. Therapy dogs are welcome\; however\, other pets are not allowed.\n\n\n\nMarklund will give participants the chance to enjoy fun perks\, including an event shirt\, live music and lots of delicious food at the "Party in the Park" post event.\n\n\n\nThe 5K Run\, Walk & Roll has taken place at the Marklund Hyde Center in Geneva over the past five years\, raising $255\,000 for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Net proceeds raised from entry fees and runners' fundraising efforts will help make everyday life possible for individuals with profound disabilities through the care and services provided at Marklund.\n\n\n\nThose who raise $100 or more will be entered in the grand prize raffle.  All fundraisers who raise $250 or more will be guaranteed a prize.\n\n\n\n"We are looking forward to our first Run\, Walk & Roll event in Bloomingdale\, and would like to invite members of the community to get involved\," said Stephanie Heinz\, manager of community events. "In addition to running and walking\, we have other opportunities to participate\, including volunteering and coming out to cheer on runners."\n\n\n\nOnline registration opens in January 2018. To register\, and for more details\, visit:  www.marklund.org/5K.\n\n\n\nMarklund is a nonprofit organization that serves infants\, children\, teens and adults with serious and profound developmental disabilities and special healthcare needs. With three residential locations--Marklund at Mill Creek in Geneva\, the Marklund Philip Center in Bloomingdale\, and the Marklund Wasmond Center in Elgin--it is currently home to nearly 174 clients.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">Runners\, walkers\, and wheelchair riders:&nbsp\; Mark your calendars for Sunday\, April 29\, for the first annual Run\, Walk &amp\; Roll 5K and 1-Mile event\, at the Marklund Philip Center.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">The racing wheelchair race will begin at 7:55 a.m.\, and the 5K and 1 Mile race will start at 8 a.m.\, at 164 S. Prairie Ave.\, in Bloomingdale.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">5K participants will run\, walk or compete using racing wheelchairs on a USATF Certified Course\, which winds through the Westlake neighborhood. The 1-mile walk shares a portion of the 5K course and is open to individuals and families\, as well as those with strollers\, walkers or wheelchairs. Therapy dogs are welcome\; however\, other pets are not allowed.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">Marklund will give participants the chance to enjoy fun perks\, including an event shirt\, live music and lots of delicious food at the &ldquo\;Party in the Park&rdquo\; post event.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">The 5K Run\, Walk &amp\; Roll has taken place at the Marklund Hyde Center in Geneva over the past five years\, raising $255\,000 for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Net proceeds raised from entry fees and runners&rsquo\; fundraising efforts will help make everyday life possible for individuals with profound disabilities through the care and services provided at Marklund.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">Those who raise $100 or more will be entered in the grand prize raffle.&nbsp\; All fundraisers who raise $250 or more will be guaranteed a prize.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&ldquo\;We are looking forward to our first Run\, Walk &amp\; Roll event in Bloomingdale\, and would like to invite members of the community to get involved\,&rdquo\; said Stephanie Heinz\, manager of community events. &ldquo\;In addition to running and walking\, we have other opportunities to participate\, including volunteering and coming out to cheer on runners.&rdquo\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">Online registration opens in January 2018. To register\, and for more details\, visit:&nbsp\; </span><a href="http://www.marklund.org/5K"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">www.marklund.org/5K</span></a><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Marklund is a nonprofit organization that serves infants\, children\, teens and adults with serious and profound developmental disabilities and special healthcare needs. With three residential locations--<strong>Marklund at Mill Creek in Geneva\, the Marklund Philip Center in Bloomingdale\, and the Marklund Wasmond Center in Elgin--</strong>it is currently home to nearly 174 clients.</span></span>
LOCATION:164 S. Prairie Ave.\, in Bloomingdale
UID:e.376.3411
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DTSTAMP:20260609T235627Z
URL:https://www.bloomingdalechamber.com/events/details/marklund-run-walk-roll-5k-and-1-mile-event-3411
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