Registration Available Online fo St. Barnabas Medical Center 5K Run/Walk
Gibsonia, Pa. - July 8, 2005 - Registration is available online for the 14th annual
St. Barnabas Medical Center 5K Run/Walk. The event will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6
at the St. Barnabas campus along Meridian Road and is open to runners, walkers and wheelchair
athletes of all ages. Online registration is at www.stbarnabas5k.com . The cost is $14 by
July 29 or $18 after July 29. Those registering by July 29 are guaranteed a race T-shirt
and goody bag. For additional information or an application, call (724) 444-5512.
The St. Barnabas Medical Center 5K Run/Walk is co-sponsored by TRACO. Now in its 14th year,
the 5K is widely regarded as one of the best races in the Pittsburgh area, annually attracting
700 participants to the 3.1-mile, flat and rolling course. Celebrity emcees will be Gordon Loesch
of WPXI-TV and Shelley Duffy of KDKA radio. During the race and at the post-race party, the Shelley
Duff Band will provide live entertainment. Free food and beverages will be available at the post-race
party, and participants will be eligible for drawings of prize giveaways.
Certified by USA Track and Field, runners are timed using a ChampionChip device by The Runner's
High Timing Services. Trophies are awarded to the top three male and female finishers overall, as
well as in 14 age categories and the top three corporate teams. Proceeds benefit the St. Barnabas
Free Care Fund, which supports patients at St. Barnabas Nursing Home, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas
and The Arbors at St. Barnabas who otherwise would not be able to afford their care. In 2004
alone, the Free Care Fund provided more than $5.76 million to patients.
St. Barnabas Health System is the largest health care concern of its kind in Pennsylvania and
offers service apart from the ordinary in a faith-based, non-denominational setting. Tracing
its heritage back to 1900, the system serves approximately 900 inpatients and residents, plus
35,000 outpatients and home care clients. The health system is composed of the St. Barnabas
Communities, including The Village at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas and
The Woodlands at St. Barnabas; St. Barnabas Clinical Services, including St. Barnabas Nursing
Home, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St.
Barnabas; the Kean Theatre; and St. Barnabas Charities, the fund-raising arm.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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