Law Day 5k Run / Walk
SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2006 - Meet at the gazebo in Perry Square. Race begins in front of the Erie
County Courthouse. Individuals and families welcome!
Application for this race is available here.
Listing of pre-registrants is available here.
WHOM DOES THIS RACE BENEFIT?: Attorneys & Kids Together (AKT)*, the Erie County Bar Association’s
(ECBA’s) community project that offers support and assistance in many ways to students living in homeless shelters. It
also benefits The Erie Runners Club Scholarship Fund.
COURSE: The 5k will take you from the front of the Erie County Courthouse along West 6th Street, turning on Cherry
to 5th Street, west on 5th to Cranberry, back up to 6th, and return along 6th to the Courthouse.
PRE-REGISTERED/DAY-OF ENTRY FEES & PREMIUM: $15 for adults and $10 for children under age 12.
You must pre-registered to be guaranteed a premium on Race Day. Postmark deadline to pre-register is April 12,
2006.
AWARDS:
* Top 3 overall male & female runners
* Top 3 in 5-year age groups, male & female runners
* Top 3 overall male & female walkers
* Top male & female lawyers in run & walk
* Top male & female under age 12 in run and walk
* Top male & female over 70 in run & walk
*ATTORNEYS & KIDS TOGETHER (AKT) PROGRAM - The Erie County Bar Association’s signature
community project benefits students living in homeless shelters in the following ways:
- Development of study rooms in each shelter, complete with necessary funiture/computer/printer.
- Backpacks - any student arriving at a local shelter in need of a backpack is provided a new JanSport backpack.
- Winter coats - ECBA members purchase new winter coats for kids in the shelters.
- School uniforms - ECBA members purchase school-appropriate clothing (slacks, polo shirts) for students in the shelters.
- Mentoring program - attorneys, and sometimes their families, pair up with a family in a shelter to participate in some very fun activities.
- Books for students - shelter representatives are able to stop by the ECBA office once every month and pick up two free books for each child/student currently in the shelter.
- Senior Fund - assistance to high school seniors who otherwise could not afford their cap & gown, prom attire, class ring, yearbook, senior pictures, etc. Juniors can apply for assistance with their SAT fees.
