Stride 4 STRIDE

WOUNDED VETERANS AND YOUTH-ATHLETES IN WHEELCHAIRS RACE SIDE BY SIDE TO MODEL HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES 4th  Annual “Stride 4 STRIDE” 5K Run & 2.5K Walk and Wheelchair Roll, Family Friendly Event to benefit STRIDE Adaptive Sports
(Albany, NY - June 22, 2013) – The City of Albany’s Riverfront Corning Preserve serves as home to such popular events as ‘Alive at 5’ and the Jazz Festival.  But on Saturday, June 22, 2013, the Capital Region is invited to join hundreds of participants in an awareness demonstration for healthy, active lifestyles, regardless of disability, at Albany’s familiar venue  site for STRIDE Adaptive Sports’  4th   Annual ‘Stride 4 STRIDE’ 5K Run/2.5K Community Walk and Wheelchair Roll, sponsored by Berkshire Bank.   The 5K race, with chip timing provided by ARE Event Productions, kicks-off at 9am in front of the Amphitheatre and leads racers down a fast, flat course through Albany's Corning Preserve. Participants can to cross the finish line as a solo runner in the 5K, as a team in the family-friendly 2.5K Community Walk, or for those who need an added “push”, as a team partner with athletes who have special needs, rolling in wheelchairs.  Sparky the Clown, Zippy the Clown & Goofball, a clown with special needs, will be on hand to provide face-painting, temporary tattoos and balloon making for the kids.  Goofball, a clown with special needs herself, plans to walk with the other participants.  Additional activities include bouncy bounce house, vendor refreshment tent with free Chobani yogurt and novelty ice-Cream, free chair massages, a 400 meter Tot-Run, and a mascot appearance from the Albany Devils.
Event Chairperson is Jonathan Phillips, owner of Phillips Hardware.  Other sponsors include SEFCU, with additional in-kind support from Chobani Yogurt, Hannaford, and Friehofer’s. Adaptive Sports continue to offer thousands of adaptive program lessons FREE OF CHARGE to hundreds of special needs/disabled athletes and their families.
100% of the money raised will help STRIDE
Registration is $20 on or before June 18.  After June 18th, registration is $25.  To register on-line, visit www.stride.org.
~STRIDE is a not-for-profit volunteer organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children and individuals with disabilities through sports and recreation programs.
If you would like more information about this event, or to schedule an interview, please call Kristen Kelley at (518) 598-1279 or e-mail Kristen at kkelley@stride.org.