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Benefit Run Returns to Adelphi University, Benefits Breast Cancer Hotline and Student Athletes
Garden City, NY
April 24, 2003
On Saturday, May 3rd, 2003 the 6th Annual Community Road Race returns to Adelphi University. This year's event is being held in conjunction with Adelphi's Reunion Weekend 2003. Proceeds of the 6th Annual Adelphi Community Road Race will benefit the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline as well as the Adelphi SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Committee). Many awards will be given including Adelphi students, faculty/staff, alumni, Garden City residents and age group categories. This 5K Road Race and 3K Walk Race starts promptly at 10:00 AM. For more information contact Linda M. Gundrum, Director of Campus Recreation at 516.877.4242.
All runners will be charged a registration fee. Prior to April 25th, the cost for AU students is $5 and all other adults are $10. Late registration is $6 for AU students and $15 for all other adults. The first 100 entrants are guaranteed to receive a free T-shirt. All participants are automatically entered in the post race raffle. The courses of both the run and the walk tour through the scenic streets of Garden City with split times at the 1 and 2 mile marks and a water station for the runners.
In addition to the run and walk races, there will be children's races (ages 3 to 11) held at 9:30 AM in the Woodruff Hall Gymnasium, the same location as race check-in and registration. All children receive run numbers and ribbons. The fee is $1. Past race results, race details and a printable entry form are all available on Adelphi Campus Recreation's Web site.
Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs -- The College of Arts and Sciences, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, University College/ABLE Program, and the Schools of Business, Education, Nursing, and Social Work -- the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees through post-doctoral study, as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls over 7,700 students from 37 states and 60 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies as the foundation for rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
Media Contact
For additional information, please contact:
Lori Duggan Gold
Vice President for Communications
p - 516.877.3693
f - 516.877.3266
e - duggangold@adelphi.edu
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