(5-20-08) From Press Release - The Second Annual Family-Friendly Event Will Benefit OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital and Also Will Feature a Health Fair, Farmer’s Market, Vendor Fair, Games and Live Music
WHAT: The second annual OHSU 5K Run & Walk, a fund raiser for OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital and a designated Rose Festival event, is presented by Oregon Health & Science University.
Participants will ride the Portland Aerial Tram from OHSU's Center for Health & Healing in the South Waterfront district to the OHSU Kohler Pavilion for the start of the race on Marquam Hill. Times will be recorded using microchips that runners and walkers place on their shoes, allowing participants to start the race any time between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The run/walk course will begin on S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road outside the Kohler Pavilion on Marquam Hill, wind its way down S.W. Campus Drive, through the Lair Hill neighborhood, finishing at South Waterfront Park, a block south of the Center for Health & Healing. There participants will be greeted with a free health fair, children’s activities, games, food vendors and live music. Bands will include Clan Macleay Pipe Band, St. James Gate, Stephanie Schneiderman, The Texecutioners, The Lions of Batucada and Cana Son.
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, June 1. Run/ walk starts between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
WHERE: OHSU Center for Health & Healing, at the base of the Portland Aerial Tram, 3303 S.W. Bond Ave., Portland.
WHY: To raise money for OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital, which has been providing a full spectrum of pediatric care for children from throughout the Pacific Northwest since 1926.
HOW: Pre-registration fee for the race is $30; $35 on the day of the event (includes T-shirt and Tram ticket). Tram rides are free to registered run/walk participants and $4 per round trip for others. Festival events in South Waterfront are open and free to all.
To register for the race or for more information, go to www.ohsu.edu/tramrun.
