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Team Recruitment Underway for 2016 Carillon Classic 5K Run & Walk on April 30 at Bok Tower Gardens
March 22, 2016 by Press Release
POLK COUNTY, FL (Mar. 22, 2016) – Runners can earn extra recognition and have plenty of fun while they're at it by competing in the 2016 Carillon Classic 5K Run & Walk as a member of a team. And there's no extra fee to run for a team at the charity event scheduled for Saturday, April 30 at Bok Tower Gardens.
According to Kelsey Hull, who is in charge of team recruitment, getting involved in the team competition is "very easy." Team leaders simply register the name of their team when they sign up for the Carillon Classic at . Once the team name is registered, members can join it online during the registration process.
The deadline for registering a team is April 6, the same day the early registration fee of $25 for adults and $15 for students expires. All those who register early are guaranteed a Carillon Classic 5K dri-fit style t-shirt and the option to be involved in the team competition. However, the fee increases by $5 and the t-shirt cannot be guaranteed after April 6.
"The team competition has been very popular over the past two years ago. We had 18 teams competing in last year's Carillon Classic and hope to do even better this year. Our goal this year is to recruit at least 20 teams," said Hull in encouraging teams to register early. Anyone with questions about the team competition can call Hull at 863-619-6131.
Each team must have a minimum of four and no more than six members and include at least one woman or a runner of either gender over the age of 50. Team awards and rankings will be determined by adding up the combined times of the top four runners on each team. Trophies will be awarded to the top three teams. The "most creative" team will receive a "Judge's Choice" award no matter how long its top four members take to run the challenging course.
Now in its fifth year, the Carillon Classic 5K is a charitable event sponsored by the Dick Pope/Polk County Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) in partnership with Bok Tower Gardens, Youth and Family Alternatives (YFA), Inc. and corporate sponsors to raise funds for YFA's George W. Harris, Jr. Runaway and Youth Crisis Shelter in Bartow and the FPRA chapter's educational and professional programs. The first three Carillon Classic 5K's attracted a combined total of nearly 1,600 runners and walkers, raising more than $16,000 for charity.
The corporate sponsor list for the 2016 Carillon Classic currently consists of Hill Nissan, Mosaic, Watson Clinic LLP, Gold's Gym (Winter Haven), Gessler Clinic PA, JSK Consulting, McLeod Communications, Clark/Nikdel/Powell and Manny's Chop House, with Sun Coast Media Group as a media sponsor.
Information on the many levels of sponsorship available to potential corporate sponsors – Presenting, Elite, Champion, Sprint and Shelter – can be obtained from Hull by calling 863-619-6131 or sending an e-mail to kelsey@jsk-consulting.com.
For more details on the Carillon Classic 5K, including registration forms for individual and team competition as well as regular updates, go to . Runners and walkers will also be able to register on race day starting at 6:30 am. The race starts at 7:30 am rain or shine.
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