The Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Monsters are once again teaming up with
Hermes Road Racing to host the fourth annual Cavaliers and Monsters Community
Run, a 5K & 1 Mile Walk, on Saturday, August 17th. The back to school road race
will give participants a chance to positively impact school-aged children across
Cleveland. Participants are encouraged to bring new school supplies to the
Community Run, which will be donated to Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s
Project ACT, for local children in need for the start of the new school year.
The Cavaliers Community Foundation and Monsters Community Foundation will match
the amount of items donated at the run in order to increase the amount of school
supplies being given to area children.
Proceeds from this family-friendly event will benefit Cavaliers Community
Foundation and Monsters Community Foundation.
The 5K run and 1 mile walk with both start at Gateway Plaza, outside of Rocket
Mortgage FieldHouse, and will take participants on a tour of downtown. The route
will end at Gateway Plaza for a post-race party and awards presentation that
will include prizes for winners in all age categories. The post-race plaza party
will feature fun, family-friendly activities including Cavs and Monsters
entertainment teams, the Cavs All For Fun Tour, presented by Medical Mutual, and
the Monsters Summer Tour, presented by Cedar Point.
All participants in both the run and walk will receive:
Register now to save! Runners and walkers can take advantage of the special
early bird pricing ($30 adults, $20 kids 12 & under) through May 31st.
Registration is available online at RocketMortgageFieldHouse.com.
About Project ACT: Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Project ACT provides
instructional and support services to children currently residing in temporary
emergency shelters, traditional housing and doubled-up students staying with
other families due to loss of housing, economic hardship or other similar
situations. A holistic and comprehensive approach is used to deliver the
services necessary to facilitate the homeless child’s transition into school and
to ensure the child’s success and ongoing participation in the educational
system. Support services include everything necessary to accomplish the goal of
meeting students’ physical, social and emotional needs, and empowering parents
to support their children in this endeavor. For more information:
http://clevelandmetroschools.org/Page/394
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