Houston Young Lawyers Foundation 2016 5-K Fun Run/Walk...

• 5K Run:- Run 3.1 Miles

THE EVENT:

Come out and participate in the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation 2016 5-K Run/Walk on Saturday, August 27, 2016! This end of the summer race to beat the heat will start at 7:30 am at the Sam Houston Park in downtown Houston. Participants will go out and back along Allen Parkway. Following the event, a great post race party is planned at Sam Houston Park where there will be music, food, drinks, and fun for the whole family!

RACE INFORMATION and PACKET PICK-UP:

The race will be chip timed, and the course is USAT&F sanctioned & certified - # TX05052ETM. Prizes will be awarded based on chip time per gender and age groups and per 4 member team. There will also be drawings for some great door prizes. Packet Pick-up will be at Finish Strong Sports located at 6426 Washington Ave., Houston, TX 77007, and will occur only on Friday, August 26 from noon to 2pm and 4pm to 7pm.

TEAM REGISTRATION:

Participants have the ability to join or register a 4 person team.  We will give awards to the fastest law firm team and the fastest non-law firm team.  A participant is only allowed to be a member of 1 team.  If registering a law firm team, please name the team after your law firm.  We hope to inspire some serious competition amongst Houston's law firms and other teams!!

PARKING:

Free race day parking will be available at The Central Parking Lot at 401 West Dallas St., Houston, TX 77002. The entrance is off of West Dallas St. near the intersection of Clay St. A parking slip can be found in your race packet, and the parking slip will need to be displayed on your dashboard when parking for the event. Also, appropriately metered street parking should be free until 8am.

BENEFICIARIES:

The Houston Young Lawyers Foundation 5-K benefits HYLF’s Grant Program and Change Happens! Change Happens! has a variety of local programs and services such as youth development, substance abuse prevention and treatment, supportive services to the homeless, HIV prevention, and assistance to families of uninsured children applying for health insurance services. For more information about Change Happens!, please visit their website at http//changehappenstx.org.

ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Online registration here on Active is highly encouraged, but registration forms are also available at Finish Strong Sports during Packet-Pickup. There will also be race day registration at the event, but we require that you get there 30 to 45 minutes early to register.

OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS and DONORS TO DATE:

1. Norton Rose Fulbright 2. Swift Energy Company 3. Tekell, Book, Allen & Morris, LLP 4. Dr. Robert C. Kratschmer - My Surgeon for Beauty 5. Bracewell & Guiliani LLP 6. Baker Hostetler 7. The James River Oaks 8. Andrews Kurth, LLP 9. DeHoyos & Connolly, PLLC 10. Loan Simple 11. Finish Strong Sports 12. St. Arnold Brewery 13. Dr. Tricia Hernandez-Ticer, D.C. 14. Campbell Wellness Center LLC 15. Fitness by Paula Cassidy - Run 101 16. Watermill Express

BECOMING A SPONSOR and/or DONOR:

We are still actively seeking sponsorships and donorships for this event. There are still numerous and valuable ways our sponsors and donors can promote themselves and be recognized through this event. If you are interested, please contact Darren Ticer at 713.222.9542 or at [email protected].

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