Jack-O-Lantern Jog Slated for Saturday

It's not too late to sign up for the seventh-annual Jack-O-Lantern Jog 5K/1-Mile Stroll—the proceeds of which will benefit the Scholarship Foundation.

The 5K Race is professionally scored and special awards will be given in the following categories: the top three overall men and women, and the top two men and top two women in the Masters Division (age 40 and older).

Medals will be presented to the top five finishers in 14 different age categories, and in the category of heavyweight men (190 pounds and more). Teams of five or more individuals are invited to compete in the 5K Race. The five-fastest finishing team members will be scored for team awards in the categories of first, second and third place overall.

The One-Mile Stroll is described as a "fun and crazy event with surprises along the course. You can walk! You can run! You can be any age!" in a release—which also stresses that the event is fun for the entire family and is not timed or scored for awards.

The event will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Central Van & Storage Warehouse, 595 Meadowlands Blvd., Meadowlands, PA.

All pre-registered participants are guaranteed a T-shirt, goodie gag and raffle tickets for the Chinese auction and the grand-prize drawing. Grand prizes include a television, two laptop computers, a Nintendo Wii, a golf outing, an iPod Shuffle, and a mystery prize.

A drawing for a $100 savings bond will be held for all students in kindergarten through 12th grade participating in the event.

Chinese auction prizes will be drawn at 9 a.m. and the grand prize drawings will be held at the end of the race. Winners must be present to claim all prizes.

Participants and spectators can purchase additional tickets for the chinese raffle and/or a $20 lottery ticket for a chance to win three seats to a Steelers game, two seats to a Penguins game and a $1,000 cash prize.

Pre-registration for the race is $18 and day-of registration is $21. Participants can
register online at www.active.com. More information can also be found on the event website here.