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Subject: District 1 Family 5K Race

 

Good Afternoon,

 

Commissioner Boyd is very excited to announce the District 1 Family 5k Race.  Hosted by Orange County Parks and Recreation and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Commissioner Boyd will be joining families and racers to educate kids on the benefits of getting active.  Please join Commissioner Boyd on June 23! 

 

Further details can be found in the below media release.  To register, please visit http://www.epicsportsmarketing.com/events/orange-county-5k-5.

 

 

Rachel Chiles

Administrative Aide

Office of Orange County

Commissioner S. Scott Boyd

District 1

407-836-7350

 

Follow Commissioner Boyd on Facebook for up-to-date District 1 news and information:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Orange-County-Government-Commissioner-Scott-Boyd/105506966178643

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

April 10, 2012

 

Contact: Mandy J. Kimmer, APR, CPRC, Acting Marketing Program Coordinator

Office 407-836-6257

—or—

Todd Rowley, Special Events

Office 407-836-6249, cell 321-354-8762

 

 

Orange County Parks Hosts Six New Family 5K Races

               

Orange County, FL – If you and your family like to run in the sun for fun, register online today for the all-new Epic Family 5K races, presented by Nemours Children’s Hospital and Orange County Parks and Recreation! The series of six family fun runs begins April 14^th and extends through the summer. Sponsors include Nemours Children’s Hospital, Bright House, Arabian Nights, and Magic 107.7 FM radio.

 

To register online for a race, visit www.OrangeCountyParks.net and click the 5K race icon. Races are for all ages, and awards are based age groups: 11 & under, 12-17, 18-30, 31-54, and 55 & older. Cost: $25 per person; T-shirts go to the first 200 people who register online.

 

Locations are all Orange County parks or trails:

·         Moss Park, 12901 Moss Park Rd., Orlando, on April 14^th,

·         Barnett Park, 4801 W. Colonial Dr., Orlando, April 21^st,

·         Blanchard Park, 2451 N. Dean Rd., Orlando, May 5^th,

·         Cady Way Trail, 4863 N. Goldenrod Rd., Winter Park, June 2^nd (overflow parking across the street at the old Publix shopping center at the corner of Old Howell Branch Road and Aloma)

·         Chapin Station (West Orange Trail), 501 Crown Point Cross Rd., Winter Garden, June 23^rd, and

·         Apopka Station (West Orange Trail), 111 S. Forest Rd., Apopka, July 21^st.

 

On race day, check-in is 6:30am – 7:20am. The race starts promptly at 7:30am, and awards are presented about 9:15am.

 

For more information, visit www.OrangeCountyParks.net and click the 5K race icon. To connect on Facebook, search for Orange County Government Parks and Recreation.

 

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Ranked in the top 25% of all U.S. parks with 16,000 acres, Orange County Parks and Recreation Division operates 97 parks, trails, boat ramps and facilities, including five Orange County Orlando Magic Recreation Centers. For more information on Parks’ programs for youth and adults, senior recreation centers, dog parks, picnic pavilion rentals, splash playgrounds, tent and RV camping, and more, visit www.OrangeCountyParks.net. Fitness center memberships are available for $100/year for ages 18 – 54 and $75/year for ages 55+ and active military at the recreation centers in Barnett, Goldenrod, Meadow Woods, Silver Star, and South Econ Parks, and West Orange; visit

 

PLEASE NOTE: Florida has a very broad public records law (F. S. 119).
All e-mails to and from County Officials are kept as a public record.
Your e-mail communications, including your e-mail address may be
disclosed to the public and media at any time.