SJ5K 'Beat the Egg' Run/Walk for Education April 23, 2011

SEATTLE, Saturday, April 23, 2011, 9:00 a.m. - Scholastic Journey, a non-profit organization, will be hosting the SJ5K "Beat the Egg" Run/Walk & Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 23, 2011.

The run/walk will be held at Seward Park in Seattle. This event is sanctioned by the USA Track and Field Association, and timing equipment will be provided for participants.

The online registration form can be found at http://www.active.com.
Online registrations fees are: Adult $25.00, Youth (age 12 to 17) $20.00, Family Walk (2 adults plus 2 kids under age 12) $40.00. Registration and Bib Pick Up are from 7:30am - 9:00am, and the race begins at 9:00 am. Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place male and female. There will be raffles, prizes and an Egg Hunt for children ages 3 to 11.
The Egg Hunt will begin at 10 am.

"We are thrilled to be a part of the SJ5K Beat the Egg Run/Walk," says Krista Livingston of Scholastic Journey. "It's going to be a fun day where we get to enjoy time outdoors and also to raise money and awareness of the educational needs of children around the world."

Scholastic Journey is a non-profit corporation (501c3 pending) founded in 2009 to provide impoverished children in developing countries with basic school supplies and uniforms. Scholastic Journey aims to fill the void in education left by extreme poverty by giving each child the opportunity to attend school. Current projects are located in fishing villages and mountain hamlets of east Bali, Indonesia. This spring SJ will be developing projects in small villages outside of Nairobi, Kenya providing school supplies and library books!

For more information about this topic, please contact Krista Livingston or Kerri Keil of Scholastic Journey at [email protected], or the race director, Eduardo Sandoval at [email protected].

Official Website: http://www.scholasticjourney.org