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Help beat cancer at second annual Sensata Technologies 5K Road Race on October 14 to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts | September 24, 2007 | People of all ages can support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and cancer research as donors and participants in the Sensata 5K Road Race and One-Mile Fun Walk/Run event on Sunday, October 14.
The theme of the event is Walk, Run, Beat Cancer. Non-racers and walkers can participate by contributing on the race day through a raffle drawing for prizes or by making a donation.
Businesses are also invited to contribute, through race sponsorships, in the fight against cancer. Dana-Farber, a Harvard University affiliate in Boston, is a renowned treatment-and-research facility and home of the Jimmy Fund Clinic for pediatric cancer patients.
The one-mile race is scheduled to begin on October 14 at 9 a.m. and the 5K race is set to start at 9:45 a.m. Racers and walkers will meet at the YMCA Texins Activity Center at the Attleboro Corporate Campus on Pleasant Street. Sensata will host an awards ceremony immediately following the second race.
Sensata will also hold 25-, 50-, and 100-yard dashes for children beginning at 11 a.m. behind the YMCA center. All children in these dashes will receive ribbons.
The first 200 registrants in the 5K race will receive race t-shirts. Refreshments will be provided to all registrants. The fee for registering for the 5K run/walk is $15 before October 12 and is $20 at the event. The fee for the one-mile race is $10. Mailed entries must be received by October 9. Sensata will donate net proceeds to Dana-Farber.
Last year, in its first time sponsoring the road race as a spin-off company from Texas Instruments, Sensata raised $10,000 for Dana-Farber. It is anticipated through the support of local businesses and race participants this year’s event will reflect an increase in total donations.
Awards for top men, women, youths
The top three 5K finishers in each of these age divisions will receive awards:
- Female and male runners, 18 and younger
- 19 through 39
- 40 through 49
- 50 through 59
- 60 and older
Sensata will also award trophies for the 5k event to the:
- Best overall female and male runners
- First female and male wheelchair finishers
- First female and male Sensata finishers
For the one-mile event, Sensata will present trophies to the:
- Top three female and male adults (18 and older)
- Top three females and males in divisions for ages: 8 and younger, 9 and 10, 11 and 12, 13 and 14, and 15 through 17
Businesses are invited to donate sponsorships
To raise additional contributions for Dana-Farber, Sensata has invited area businesses to donate sponsorships for the event. The four levels of sponsorship are:
- Platinum ($2,000 or more)
- Gold ($1,000 through $1,999)
- Silver ($500 through $999)
- Bronze ($50 through $499)
Depending on its level of sponsorship, a business’s logo will be included in the race program and on race t-shirts.
Donations gratefully accepted
Individuals who want to contribute should make checks payable to "Sensata 5K Road Race" and mail them to the race committee chair:
Doug Strott
c/o Sensata Technologies
529 Pleasant Street, Mail Station B-19
Attleboro, MA 02703
For more information about the race and to download registration forms, please go to www.sensata5k.org.
Source: Sensata Technologies
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