140 year of Shriners

140 year of Shriners

Monday, June 14, 2010

Sacramento Run Supports Shriners Kids

SACRAMENTO, CALIF: Christmas will be advancing aboriginal this year for some appropriate kids if bounded businesses accommodate a duke and accord their time and assets to the 5th anniversary Shriners Run and Walk. Unlike added contest area funds may be directed to the accumulated headquarters, all gain from the June 21st Run and Airing will account the Ben Ali Shrine Temple of Sacramento to advice Shriners Kids.

Shrine affiliate and agent of 20 years, Ellis Katz founded the Run and Airing in 1998 acquisitive to atom some absorption and acquaintance in Shriners Hospital. “The Sacramento hospital had just opened and I capital to acquisition a way to acquaint the absolute city-limits about the abundant plan that is done for accouchement as able-bodied as accession money for those getting advised in the Sacramento Hospital,” said Katz. “We run so that the kids can walk.” Since again the race, which has been accepted for its collapsed and breathtaking avenue has developed from 600 participants to about 1,000.

The accident is an 8km run, which is the Pacific Association of USA Track & Field’s Grand Prix, or a 7:30 a.m. 2-mile exercise airing about Shriners Hospital on Stockton Blvd. The run, appointed to alpha at 8 a.m., will activate at Raley Field in West Sacramento and cantankerous the Tower Bridge over the Sacramento River afore active east on T Street and finishing at the Shriners Hospital. Free busline to Raley Field from Shriners Hospital will be provided from 6:15 a.m. 7:30 a.m. (Warm-up accouterments bus line from the alpha to accomplishment band will as well be provided so continued as runners abode them in a bag.)

“The accident is a abundant befalling for the active association to bout the hospital and see the casework that are provided to children,” said Doug Thurston, chase director. “It is a admirable befalling to accompany acquaintance” to advice Shriners advice kids.”

The accomplishment band will accost the estimated 800 participants with fun, aliment and festivities. Among added things, runners will be able disentangle afterwards the chase in a adequate spa provided by Petkus Brothers, accept to the candied sounds of The Shriners Band, adore abundant aliment from both the Rio City-limits Cafรฉ and Merlino’s and beverages from Raley’s and Java City.

For added advice apropos the Run and Airing acquaintance Doug Thurston, chase administrator at (916) 974-0786 or via e-mail at goldmedal@accessbee.com .You can as well appointment the website at www.rungoldmedal.com. The complete account of sponsors includes: Petkus Brothers, Raley’s and Bel Air, State Farm Insurance, Placer Title Company, Fleet Feet Sports, Happy Daze RV’s, Sacramento River Cats, Rio City-limits Cafรฉ, American Income Life, Western States Petroleum Association, Varilux, Transitions, VSP, Merlino’s, Brooks Shoes, Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Laughs Unlimited, Fruitridge Printing, Shell Oil and Vallejo’s.

About Shriners Hospital Northern California

The Northern California ability is the newest accession to the 22-hospital arrangement and is the alone one that facilitates all three Shriner specialties: analgesic bond injuries, orthopaedics and burns. As with all Shriners Hospitals, there is never a budgetary allegation and no allowance or U.S. authoritative funds are anytime acclimated for the medical affliction or casework provided. For added advice apropos Shriners Hospital Northern California amuse alarm (916) 453-2000 or appointment them on the web at www.shrinershq.org or in being at 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA.

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