Runners For Others: An Ignatian 5K

Race Contact: Chip Cooke, [email protected] 

Online registration is open for Runners For Others: An Ignatian 5K, a 3.1-mile race and 1-mile family walk scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, in Patterson Park. The race, in its second year, supports eight Baltimore-area Jesuit schools and organizations and their social justice ministry programs. To register online or access the mail in form, visit http://www.eliteracemanagement.com/runners-for-others-2014/.

Race Day registration begins at 8 a.m. at the park, near the corner of Eastern Avenue and S. Linwood Avenue.

Registration fees are $25, with discounts for certain groups (see registration site for details) and FREE registration for children age 10 and under as well as for members of religious orders.

To volunteer or become a sponsor, send a message to [email protected].

Benefitting organizations are: Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Ignatian Volunteer Corps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Loyola Blakefield, Loyola University Maryland, Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Parish in Woodstock, St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore, and St. Ignatius Loyola Academy. Proceeds from the race will support their charitable activities, to include, but not limited to preparing and sharing food with homeless men and women, developing underserved communities, and educating disadvantaged youth.