TRACO is Co-sponsor of St. Barnabas Medical Center 5K Run/Walk
Gibsonia, Pa. - June 23, 2005 - Organizers of the St. Barnabas Medical Center
5K Run/Walk have announced that the co-sponsor for the 14th annual event is TRACO, the
Cranberry Township-based window and door manufacturer. The race will take place at 9 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 6 along a 3.1-mile out-and-back course on Meridian Road. The race begins
on the St. Barnabas campus in Gibsonia.
Proceeds from the race will benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund, which assists
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 in care to needy patients.
Participants can register online at www.stbarnabas5K.com. Registration forms are
available by calling (724) 444-5512. The cost for registration is $14 by July 29 and
$18 after July 29.
The race is sponsored and organized by St. Barnabas Medical Center, an outpatient medical
center open to the public and offering services in general medicine, dental medicine and
home care. During its 13-year history, the St. Barnabas Medical Center 5K Run/Walk has
earned a reputation as one of the North Hills' best races, each year attracting approximately
700 participants.
The race is scored by The Runner's High, using a ChampionChip timing system. Before, during
and after the race, The Shelley Duff band, a Pittsburgh-based country and rock band, will
provide live entertainment. A fabulous post-race party will be held on the lawn of St.
Barnabas Medical Center with tons of food, beverages and prize giveaways. The top three
overall male and female finishers will receive trophies. Additionally, first-, second- and
third-place trophies will be awarded to men and women in 14 age categories, as well as
wheelchair racers. Participants who register by July 29 will receive a goody bag filled
with coupons, samples and a race T-shirt.
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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