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Be a part of the fun - check back on registering for 2009 Make Plans To Be a Part of the Fun Check back for information about registering for the 16th annual Keep L.A. Running Charity 5K Run/Walk, 10K Run, Kids Dash, Coastal Fun Bike Cruise and Mayor's Mile, Sunday, July 12, at Dockweiler Beach in Playa del Rey. The event is organized by SEIU Local 721 and sponsored by PacifiCare, Kaiser Permanente, Colonial Supplemental Insurance and American Income Life. The first start is at 7:30 am, the Bike Ride and the Mayor's Mile, with the 5K Run/Walk at 8 am, the 10K Run at 8:30 am, and the Kids Dash at 9:45 am. Keep L.A. Running races are open to everyone, from the serious runner to the first-time participant. Keep LA. Running, which has grown into one of the most popular distance running events in Southern California, has raised over $800,000 for its beneficiary charities. Keep LA Running is a very special event, benefiting children with cancer, premature born babies and other worthy causes. The event was initiated in 1995 by then SEIU Local 660 L.A. County/Special Districts Employees Emergency Disaster Relief Fund to provide a safety net for L.A. County employees. The Emergency Relief Fund is a 501 (c) (3) not for profit organization (EIN 95-4842244). As the event has grown in profile, popularity and funds generated, it has added new charities - the Pediatric Oncology Service, Women's and Children's Hospital of LAC + USC Medical Center; the Harbor UCLA Medical Center Neonatal Ward, and the American Cancer Society. Download a printable pledge form. Major sponsors of Keep L.A. Running include co-title sponsors, PacifiCare, Colonial Supplemental Insurance, Kaiser Permanente and American Income Life; The L.A. County Federation of Labor, The Law Offices of Fensten & Gelber, Union Bank of California, Trustmark, Delta Dental, Benefit Vision, United Way, Aflac, Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton of Goldstein, and Lewis and Marenstein. Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable are media partners of Keep L.A. Running. For event information call race director Mike Ward at Village Runner, (310) 546-1888 or email villagerunner@earthlink.net, or the race hotline at (626) 463-0483. For sponsorship information / donations, call Don Franken at (310) 535-9230 or email don@frankenenterprises.com. |
