Online registration is now open for the Quincy Lions Club’s 13 Annual Run/Walk for Sight, to be held Saturday, April 17 at Pageant Field in Quincy. To register online, click here.
Day-of-race registration will begin at 9 a.m., followed by the children’s 1K race at 10:30 ...a.m. The adult 5K run/walk—which is on a course certified by U.S. Track & Field—begins at 11 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to race winners in a number of categories, and the first 200 registrants will receive a free race T-shirt and runner’s giveaway bag.
The registration fee is $20 for adults and $5 for the children’s 1K race, and includes a buffet lunch following the race. There will also be entertainment and a prize raffle featuring Red Sox tickets, restaurant gift certificates and more.
“The Run/Walk for Sight is a fun event for the whole family,” said Quincy Lions Club President Michelle Lydon. “The local community has been very supportive of the Lions Club’s efforts to help blind and visually impaired individuals, and we hope everyone will come out and enjoy this fun and worthwhile event.”
Proceeds from the Run/Walk benefit eye research and the Quincy Lions Club’s community service activities, including providing free eye exams and free eyeglasses for local residents in need, offering free vision and health screenings, providing college scholarships to local high school students and more. read more
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