CNU Alumni Society 5K Race to Benefit 7 Student Scholarships
News Release - August 15, 2002
contact: Kim Roeder
Alumni Relations
kroeder@cnu.edu
757-594-7331The Christopher Newport University Alumni Society will host its second annual 5K race on Saturday, September 7, 2002 to raise money for student scholarships.
The Peninsula Track Club is a co-sponsor of the race. They describe the course as “a flat, fast run through the beautiful Riverside community of Newport News.” Beginning and ending at the Freeman Center on CNU’s campus, the course runs down Shoe Lane, onto Country Club Road, turns down Central Parkway, along Riverside Drive, then looping back toward the CNU campus.
Awards will be made to the overall top three male and female finishers and to the top finishers in 11 age categories.
The 5K race is a fundraising event for the CNU Alumni Society’s major project – student scholarships. The Society hopes to attract both avid runners and people who want to help the Society endow seven $1,000 student scholarships. “Proceeds from the 5K race will be used to support the Alumni Society Scholarships,” said society member Darry Patterson. “The success of this race will help our long-range goal of fully endowing each of these scholarships.”
CNU alumna Kelly Peck is the race organizer again this year. A branch manager of Harbor Bank, she is working hard to make this race even more successful. “Last year the race raised $4,000 for scholarships. We’re hoping to do even better this year,“ Peck said.
Interested runners can sign up for the race in advance by picking up a form at the Freeman Center or through the Peninsula Track Club. Runners may also sign up on race day in the Freeman Center starting at 7:30 a.m. The race will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 7th. The entry fee is $15 if you register before August 28th and $18 after that date.
For more information, please contact Kelly Peck at 596-7387 or e-mail her at kpeck@harborbankva.com.