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6th Annual Edwin Taylor Memorial 5K Run and Fitness Walk |
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Oakside Community Park Sponsors All-Day Event on June 20, 2009
Biglerville, PA – The Sixth Annual Edwin Taylor Memorial 5K Run and Fitness Walk will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2009. Proceeds will benefit music programs at Upper Adams Schools and Oakside Community Park. The event is sponsored by the Oakside Community Park Board of Directors in memory of Edwin Taylor, a beloved Upper Adams resident who volunteered with the Biglerville High School Band and Upper Adams Jaycees for nearly thirty years.
The 5K Run and Fitness Walk was established to honor Edwin Taylor and raise awareness of the importance of good health and the arts, specifically music programs in schools. With Mr. Taylor’s support, local area school bands have received state and nation-wide recognition thanks to its strong music program. Live music to entertain all participants will be performed by two local bands from 9:00am to 11:30pm.
The event features four fun and competitive races for people of all ages at the Oakside Community Park’s scenic track. Special events include: live music by the Apple Core Band and BHS Alumni Jazz Band, blood pressure screening, interactive fire apparatus display, STAT MedEvac helicopter demo, BHS football obstacle course, childcare and children's activities provided by Girl Scout Troop #90, and food concessions. For more event details, please call or visit www.edtaylormemorial.com.
To register, sponsor, or donate to the Memorial 5K Run and Fitness Walk, call the park office at (717) 677-7820 or visit www.edtaylormemorial.com. Details on the music and running event times are listed on the web site. Pledge sheets may be accessed at the park office or downloaded from the web site. Various sponsorship packages are available, and participants that pre-register receive a commemorative t-shirt. A Registration booth will also open on event day at 7:30 am at the Oakside Community Park in Biglerville, PA.
Visit Oakside Community Park for an exciting, all-day rain-or-shine event to include races, live music, food concessions, children’s activities, prizes, and awards.
About the Edwin Taylor Memorial 5K Run and Fitness Walk
The Edwin Taylor Memorial 5K Run and Fitness Walk is annually held, originating in 2004, to raise community awareness of the importance of music programs and pride of good health and community. Edwin Taylor was an outstanding, dedicated leader, and a hero in the community. Mr. Taylor volunteered with the Biglerville High School Band and Upper Adams Jaycees, as well as provided support in the development of Oakside Community Park and many other high profile community projects for nearly thirty years. For more information, we invite you to visit www.edtaylormemorial.com.
CONTACT:
Oakside Community Park Office
2880 Table Rock Rd.
Biglerville, Pa 17307
(717) 677-7820
Email:
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Web: www.edtaylormemorial.com
Media: www.youtube.com/edtaylormemorial
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Event Name: 6th Annual Edwin Taylor Memorial 5K Run and Fitness Walk
WHEN: Saturday June 20, 2009
WHERE: Oakside Community Park in Biglerville, PA
WHY: To honor Edwin Taylor and celebrate his life with the things that mattered most to him; good music and keeping music programs in the schools, good health, good community, and Oakside Park
WHAT: 4 running events, 2 bands, food, prizes, awards… an all-day rain or shine fun-filled event
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 June 2009 14:33 |