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Palatine Park District Feet Fest



 

Palatine Park
District presents the 10th annual Feet Fest event on Sunday, August
25, 2013. This 3K Family Fun Run/Walk will begin at 8:30am at Towne Square, 150
W. Palatine Road, Palatine. The pre-registration deadline for the race is
Tuesday, August 20. The fee is $10 for pre-registration, or $15 on race day. If
two pre-registered family members pay the full fee, all remaining family
members pay $5 each. All family members must reside in the same household, and
the family discount is only available through the pre-registration deadline of
August 20. All participants will receive a race goody bag and a t-shirt. The
race will have a timed finish. Dogs and rollerblades are not allowed on the
course; gear check will not be available. A portion of the proceeds from this
event will benefit the Palatine Park Foundation.

 

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Pre-registration
through August 20 can be done online at www.palatineparks.org, by mail to Palatine Park
District, 250 E. Wood Street, Palatine, IL 60067, by fax to 847-202-7317, or in
person at Community Center, Birchwood Recreation Center, or Falcon Park
Recreation Center. Race day registration will be accepted at Towne Square
beginning at 7:30am on August 25.

 

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Packet pick up for
pre-registered participants will be available in the Community Center, 250 E.
Wood Street, Palatine, on Friday, August 23 from 8:30am to 4:30pm and on
Saturday, August 24 from 8:30am to 2:00pm. Packet pick up on race day will
begin at 7:30am.

 

A new addition to
this year’s event is a Pancake Breakfast offered by the Sons of the American
Legion Squadron 690. From 8:30am to 11:00am, the Legion will offer an all you
can eat event with pancakes, French toast, sausage, ham, scrambled eggs, fruit,
orange juice, coffee and milk. The pancake breakfast will be open to the public;
the cost is $7 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 to 12, and $5 for adults who
participate in Feet Fest. Kids ages 5 and under are free. The Pancake Breakfast
will be held at American Legion Post 690, 122 W. Palatine Road, located at the
Feet Fest finish line.

 

This event is made
possible by a variety of community partners. This year’s Feet Fest Gold
Sponsors include Alexian Brothers Health System, American Chartered Bank,
Carrie Nelson – Foot Care Consultants, Carlson Laboratories, Chicagoland 4
Braces – Dr. Gerry Aylward, Chiggy’s, Daily Herald Media Group, Palatine Vision
Center, and Premier Credit Union.

 

For more
information on Feet Fest, or to volunteer for the event, contact Heidi Escutia,
Fitness, Health and Wellness Coordinator, at 847-496-6265 or hescutia@palatineparks.org. For more information on the Pancake Breakfast, visit www.alpost690.us or call 847-359-1606.

 

The mission of Palatine Park District is to
provide a variety of safe, enjoyable and affordable parks and recreation
facilities and activities that will enhance the quality of life by promoting
good health and well-being for all residents and visitors of the Palatine Park
District.

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