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Pawnee Valley Community Hospital is challenging all participants of this year’s 5^th Annual Benefit Fun Run-Walk to discover their inner “Super Hero”. The “Super Hero” Fun Run/Walk, to benefit the USD #495 Larned High School Indian Athletics, is taking on a whole new look as participants are encouraged to wear their favorite “super hero” costume as they navigate this year’s one mile and 5K course.

The event, being held on Saturday, June 13^th, is for runners and walkers of all ages. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. on the PVCH Campus at the intersection of 11^th & Carroll with race time beginning at 8:00 a.m. Prizes will be awarded in the 5K to the top placing adult male and female, youth ages 13 – 18 and 12 & under; and the top One Miler. Prizes will also be awarded for the most creative costume in the categories of adult – both male and female; youth ages 18 – 13 and 12 & under.  

To be guaranteed an event t-shirt you must register on or before June 1, 2015. Registration fee for the 5K Run/Walk: 18 & up is $25; Students 6 – 17 is $15; 5 & under – Free (no shirt); for the One Mile event – $15; Shirt only – $15. Registration forms are available at PVCH, Larned Area Chamber of Commerce and area businesses, or online at pawneevalleyhospital.com.

All of the proceeds from this year’s event will go to benefit Larned High School student athletes through the high school weight program. “Almost every student athlete uses the weight program at the high school”, shared Athletic Director Dustin Wilson. “The importance of this program is starting to be realized by our student athletes in high school competition. We also have the highest number of student athletes progressing on to college teams then we have ever seen in the past.”

In 2014, the PVCH 4^th Annual Benefit Color Fun Run/Walk successfully raised $3,979.19 which helped fund additional free weights and dumb bells for the weight room which is something that all students atheletes use throughout the year.  In 2013, the PVCH Fun Run/Walk successfully raised $3,656 which helped fund a Weight & Conditioning Record Board for the LHS weight room, which designates top lifters by grade, gender and event, plus new training dumb bells.

If you would like further information on this year’s Color Fun Run/Walk please contact Jason Rath or Kimi Bowman at 620-285-8605 or Linda Henderson at 620-285-8840.