GIVING THANKS 5K

Thanksgiving Day  •  Thursday, November 25, 2010  •  8:00 AM

Centennial Park  •  131 Church Street NE  •  Vienna, Virginia

On the W&OD Trail from Ayr Hill Avenue to Clark's Crossing & back  •  Course map

All net proceeds benefit Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and Wounded Warrior Project

You may register for the race, donate to the beneficiaries, or both

Registration  •  $5 by Saturday, November 21  •  $10 by Tuesday, November 23  •  $15 on Thursday, November 25  •  Limited to first 100 entrants

Race-Day Schedule:

• 7:00 AM -- Race-Day registration opens
• 7:50 AM -- National Anthem
• 8:00 AM -- 5K starts
• 8:15 AM to 9:00 AM -- Post-race refreshments
• 9:00 AM -- Awards presentation to highest fund-raisers and top 3 male and female finishers
• 9:30 AM -- Wreath-laying ceremony at Vienna Town Green to recognize those who have given their lives in service to the country, presented by American Legion Dyer-Gunnell Post 180 color guard (US and Virginia flags)

Directions:
From I-495 Capital Beltway, take Route 123 (Maple Avenue) south.  Pass Whole Foods on your left.  Turn right on Mill Street. Pass Church Street to free parking on your left, or turn left on Church Street to free parking on your right.

From I-66, take Route 243 (Nutley Street) north. Turn right at Route 123 (Maple Avenue). Turn left on Mill Street to free parking as above.

Note:  Please do not park at Vienna Presbyterian Church.

Honoring our service members:  You may run in honor of a member of our armed services killed or wounded in action.

Beneficiaries:

Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (CFC #11333) was established in 2000 to provide financial support for the dependents of United States military personnel lost in performance of their duty, continuing the effort begun in 1982 by Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher, founders of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and the Fisher House Foundation.

Wounded Warrior Project (CFC #11425) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville FL with additional program offices located in New York City and Washington DC.  WWP was founded in Roanoke VA by a group of veterans and friends who took action to help the injured service men and women of this generation. Its objectives:
• To raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members
• To help injured service members aid and assist each other
• To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members

 For more information about the race or to become a sponsor or serve as a volunteer, write givingthanks5k@gmail.com or call 571-354-6156