The Town of Somers Independence Day Celebration is being held on June 26, 2010 and will begin with a celebration of a loved and dearly missed town resident, Lynn Adams. Community groups and individual volunteers throughout the Town of Somers have come together, in conjunction with the Somers Lions and the Taconic Road Runners Club, to present the second annual
Lynn Adams Memorial
5K Run/1-Mile Walk & Talk-a-thon
Saturday, June 26, 2010 9:00am
REGISTER ONLINE AT
Registration form: LAM Registration Form 2010
All proceeds from this event will go to a Lynn Adams Memorial and Scholarship Fund in honor of Lynn Adams who was a beacon of volunteerism and community leadership throughout Somers, as well as a caring friend, loving wife and devoted mom. Lynn loved to go for long walks and was often seen on the roads and trails in the town. Lynn lost her battle with cancer on November 26, 2008.
Registration: Starting at 8:00am; 5K Run starts at 9:00am; One-mile family fun walk starts at 9:30am
Course: Both events start behind Somers High School & Primrose Elementary School on Rt. 139/Primrose Street. Each course will wind through quiet residential streets and finish in Reis Park. Water stations at one mile intervals; refreshments in Reis Park
Awards: 5K – 1st, 2nd, 3rd male and female overall and in age groups: 13 and under, 14–19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+. All walk participants will receive a memorial bracelet. Awards will be presented in the park at the Somers Lions stage at approximately 10:15 am, immediately followed by the Town of Somers Independence Day celebration kick-off.
T-shirts: Free to the first 250 pre-registered 5K runners and the first 250 pre-registered walkers
Pre-registration contributions must be postmarked by June 5, 2010: 5K run – $15, 1 mile walk – $10/$30 per family (same household, limit 3 tshirts/family rate registration). Sponsorship and additional donations are welcome! Registration for both events after June 5th deadline – $20/person.
