5K & Fun Run at Norwood School on April 12

Norwood School, an independent, coeducational K-8 school in Bethesda, will host the area’s first Horizons 5K Run/Walk and Fun Run on Sunday, April 12, 2015. All proceeds will benefit Horizons Greater Washington, a nonprofit organization that develops public-private partnerships between independent and public school communities to provide academic, cultural, and recreational programs designed to empower economically disadvantaged students to realize their full potential.

The certified race will start and finish on Norwood’s 38 -acre campus at the corner of River Road and Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda. The 5K starts at 8:00 a.m.; the one-mile Fun Run starts at 9:15 a.m. Registration is available online at www.imathlete.com/events/Norwood5K, as well as on-site beginning at 7:00 a.m. on race day. The cost to register is $35. Free and convenient parking is available on Norwood’s campus.

Awards for the adult portion of the event will be presented in categories such as male, female, specific age groups, and overall first and second places. All children participating in the Fun Run will receive a medal.

Race sponsors include Norwood School, Dentons, Dinte Resources, Equinox, David Mitchell and Nicole Solomon Mitchell, and Himan Brown Charitable Trust.

Horizons Greater Washington began in 2000 as an affiliate of Horizons National. This unique network of community-based programs is geared toward helping low-income public school students grow in skills and confidence through a six-week summer enrichment program held on the campuses of independent schools or colleges and universities nationwide. On average, 85 percent of Horizons Greater Washington students attend college after graduating from high school.

“We are proud to host this event on behalf of Horizons Greater Washington,” said Matthew A. Gould, Norwood’s Head of School. “We strive to teach our students about the important of giving back to the community, and we look forward to running and walking together to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children who would not otherwise have access to the academic, cultural, and recreational programs available through Horizons.”

The Horizons 5K celebrates the five-year anniversary of the Horizons program at Norwood. In 2010, Norwood became one of three independent schools in the Washington, DC area to serve as a Horizons site school. For the past five summers, Norwood has hosted students from its Horizons partner school, Rock Creek Forest Elementary School, for six weeks of academic, cultural, and recreational enrichment. Norwood is the only Horizons site in Montgomery County.

NOTE: During the same weekend as the Horizons 5K, Norwood School is also holding a tag sale open to the public. The second annual Norwood Nearly New event takes place on Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12, and will feature gently used furniture, athletic equipment, strollers, bikes, household items, and much more.