The 30th annual Kids Are #1 Run and Family Fun Day will be held on Saturday, June 6.
Day-of registration and packet pick-up begin at 8 a.m.. The 5K goes through the historic Glendale Cemetery and begins at 9 a.m. The one-mile fun run is at 10 a.m. and the Paws for a Cause one-mile dog walk is at 10:45 a.m.
The family health and activity fair will run 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., featuring entertainment, face painting, a hula hoop contest and more. Refreshments and door prizes also will be provided.
All participants in the 5K and one-mile fun run will receive a commemorative t-shirt. Awards will be presented to the top three overall and age group finishers in the 5K. Canine participants in the Paws for a Cause dog walk will receive a run scarf.
Participants can pre-register online at akronchildrens.org/kidsrun, or by downloading and mailing in the registration form. Pre-registration fees are $10 for the Fun Run, $20 for the 5K, and $15 for the Paws for a Cause. The pre-registration deadline is June 1. Late and day-of registration is $2 more for the Fun Run, and $5 more for the 5K and dog walk. Day-of registration will be taken up to 15 minutes before the start of each event. Participants receive a $5 discount for entering more than one race (mail-in only).
Late registration and early packet pick up will be offered on Friday, June 5 from 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the hospital’s Considine Building at 215 W. Bowery St.
Proceeds benefit “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” Akron Children’s Hospital’s annual picnic for patients with cerebral palsy and their families, as well as the Social Work Department.
For more information, visit akronchildrens.org/kidsrun.
