March 7, 2008

APRIL 26 WELLNESS FESTIVAL AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WILL FEATURE FUN AND FITNESS FOR ALL AGES
10K Race and 1-Mile Fun Run are Featured Events

CALENDAR FORMAT

WHO:  St. Charles Community College
Also helping to make this free event available to the public are the presenting sponsors: Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital and the Suburban Journals/ St. Charles County Journals.
WHAT:  16th annual Spring Wellness Festival featuring:
            – 10K Race; 1-Mile Fun Run; 3-Mile Walk
            – More than 40 fitness, health, and wellness exhibits; demonstrations; product samples; health screenings; prizes; refreshments; and fun!
WHEN:  Saturday, April 26
Exhibit booths are open from 8-11 a.m. in the Student Center; 10K Race and 3-Mile Walk start at 7:30 a.m., Red Parking Lot; Fun Run starts at 9 a.m., Red Parking Lot
WHERE:  St. Charles Community College Campus, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Cottleville.
COST:  Wellness exhibits are free; entry fee for run and walk events is $15.  Late registration is $20 after April 22.
CONTACT: Heather McDorman 636-922-8277 or Karen Decker at 636-922-8475.

NEWS STORY FORMAT

STAY HEALTHY, GET FIT AT SPRING WELLNESS FESTIVAL AND RACE

Runners, walkers, and health enthusiasts of all ages should mark their calendars for the 16th annual Spring Wellness Festival set for Saturday, April 26, on the campus of St. Charles Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. The event is a morning of sports, recreation, health, education, and fun!

The Wellness Festival exhibit area is free and open to the public from 8-11 a.m. in the Student Center, including entry to nearly 50 booths with health and wellness information, screenings, product samples, and refreshments.  Participants will have a chance to test their fitness, energize, learn how
to take care of mind and body, receive health and safety tips, and get in shape. There will be drawings for more than 50 prizes.

Once again featured at the Wellness Festival will be the popular 10K Race (6.2 miles) and 1-Mile Fun Run – the largest event of its kind in St. Charles County.  A 3-Mile Walk is also an option ­– something for everyone, race organizers said. “The events have drawn as many as 600 runners and walkers each year as well as hundreds of other spectators and visitors to the Wellness Festival exhibits,” said Nancy Pittman, one of the race organizers.

The entry fee is $15 for either the 10K Race (runners only, please), the 3-Mile Walk, or the 1-Mile Fun Run; late registration after April 22 is $20, including race-day registration.  The entry fee includes a full-color T-shirt, refreshments, and automatic entry into the drawing for prizes.
           
The 10K race begins at 7:30 a.m. and follows a route through Cottleville area roads and back to campus.  Individual age group awards will be presented, and $100 prizes will be presented to the top male and female 10K winners.  The 3-mile walk also starts at 7:30 a.m., but stays on campus. Walkers who finish will receive ribbons.

The 1-Mile Fun Run starts at 9 a.m. (two consecutive heats), and is staged on campus.  It will once again feature a competition among local area elementary and middle schools – a large traveling trophy is up for grabs to the grades K-5 and 6-8 schools with the most participants.  Winning teams will also receive a $100 gift card to support fitness activities at the school. The teams to beat this year are Hollenbeck Middle School and Dardenne Elementary School. All individual Fun Run finishers will receive ribbons.

There will be free refreshments courtesy of Best Vending and local food stores.  Radio station KFAV 99.9-FM “Hot Country” will broadcast live from the race finish line, and Missouri American Water Company will provide a water station for the runners. 

Presenting sponsors are Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital and the Suburban Journals/ St. Charles County Journals.

Other supporting sponsors to date include AB Chiropractic Family and Wellness, ADIO Family Chiropractic, Al Wansing Insurance Agency, Best Vending, Community News, Hanneke Logo Wear, Health Source Chiropractic and Progressive Rehab, Jelly Belly Candy Company, KFAV 99.9-FM “Hot Country” Radio, Missouri American Water Co., and Mostly Bicycles. Event proceeds will be used to fund college wellness and fitness projects.

For information on being a sponsor or exhibitor/vendor, call Joy Dufrain at 922-8628.  For a runner/walker registration form, visit the college’s Web site at www.stchas.edu (click on Event Calendars, then Wellness Festival), or call Karen Decker at 636-922-8475.

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