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Haddam-Area Runners: LVVS 8th Annual Backward Mile And 5k Run/3k Walk
The road race will take place in Essex.
On Saturday, April 11th, Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore will hold its “8th Annual Backward Mile and 5K Run/3K Walk”. Registration for the races begins at 7:30 AM at the Essex Town Hall, on 29 West Avenue, Essex, CT 06426. The Backward Mile race, open to runners older than 18, begins at 8:30 AM; the 5K race and 3K walk both begin at 9:15AM. T-shirts will be given to the first 100 runners.
Runners below the age of six can participate in the Lollipop Run, which begins at 8:50 AM. All Lollipop runners will receive lollipops.
Registration forms are available from the LVVS office, (860) 399-0280, or online at www.register.fasttracktiming.com . Runners with additional questions about the race may contact Elizabeth Steffen, Race Director, at esteffen@vsliteracy.org .
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All proceeds from the race the LVVS tutoring programs.
Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore, CT, Inc. teaches residents of the valley-shore towns to read, write and speak English to improve their life and work skills. This one-to-one instruction is confidential and is free of charge to the student. LVVS currently has 183 volunteers who serve 203 students in 11 shoreline towns: Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, Guilford, Killingworth, Lyme, Madison, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook and Westbrook.
