Registration Now Open For Belmont's Dan Scharfman Memorial Run
Foundation
for Belmont Education (FBE) Holds 2nd Annual Event in Memory of Beloved Belmont
Educational and Community Advocate on Sunday, October 5 2014
The 2nd Annual Dan Scharfman Memorial
Run is now open for registration.
The event, USATF certified and sanctioned, will take place on Sunday, October 5,
2014, starting at 9:30am and ending at 11:30am, at the Belmont
High School Track, 221 Concord Avenue, in Belmont, MA. The Dan Scharfman
Memorial Run is a 5K run with a companion 1 mile run, offering a scenic route for
seasoned runners and a family-friendly shorter course through Belmont, passing the town's schools as well as
the Payson Park Reservoir and Clay Pond. Awards follow the race's end at
Belmont High School, including prizes offered for children of all ages.
T-shirts are offered to the first 500 and 200 registrants in the 5K and 1-mile
races respectively. The 2nd Annual Dan Scharfman Memorial Run is sponsored and
organized by the Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE), a a
501c3 non-profit organization that works with residents and businesses in
Belmont, Massachusetts to raise private funds that are used to enrich the
education provided by the Belmont Public Schools.
Register early for best prices at the FBE website, http://www.fbe-belmont.org/news-events/dan-scharfman-memorial-run.aspx or directly at https://racewire.com/register.php?id=4073.
The Dan Scharfman Memorial Run celebrates its second year in honor of
the late Dan Scharfman, an avid runner and much beloved member of the Belmont
community. The Dan Scharfman Memorial Run celebrates the legacy of Dan
Scharfman, who was a dedicated advocate of technology and innovation in
education. The FBE established the Dan Scharfman Education Innovation Fund to
continue the tradition of learning excellence in the community, and proceeds
from the Dan Scharfman Memorial Run fund initiatives such as the
Innovative Teaching Initiative (ITI), a multi-year, $450,000 fund that supports
new teaching practices and technology-based learning tools. Please join us
on October 5 to remember Dan,
celebrate his passion for running and education, and help the FBE support
education innovation in the local community.