TRACO is Sponsor of 15th Annual St. Barnabas Medical Center 5K Run/Walk
Gibsonia, Pa. - July 5, 2006 - Organizers of the St. Barnabas Medical Center 5K Run/Walk have announced that TRACO is the event sponsor, the Cranberry Township-based window and door manufacturer. Added new this year is UPMC Health Plan as the course sponsor for the 15th annual event. The race will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 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 2005 alone, the Free Care Fund provided more than $6.29 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 28 and $18 after July 28.
The race is 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 14-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, In The Saddle, 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 28 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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