American Red Cross to Host 11th Annual Lehigh River Relay Run
News Release: June 25, 2001
Contact: Janice Osborne, Manager-Media & Community Affairs
(610) 865-4400, ext. 262
The American Red Cross, Lehigh Valley Chapter will host the 11th annual Lehigh River Relay Run on Sunday, July 15. Proceeds from the event will benefit the local Red Cross chapter.
More than 700 runners are expected to participate in the 23-mile team relay and iron division run along the Lehigh River and canal. The race starts at 6:45 a.m. at Canal Park in Allentown, winds through Bethlehem, and ends in Easton's Riverside Park. Leg distances vary from 3.38 miles to 5 miles. Iron division participants run the entire 23 miles.
Registration fee is $75 per team (up to five members) and $25 per iron division runner if received by July 1. Registrations received after that date will be $90 per team and $30 per runner in the iron division.
Awards will be presented in 18 categories following the race at about
10:30 a.m. at Easton's Riverside Park. Each runner will receive a T-shirt. Food and beverages will be provided at the finish line.
Premier sponsor of this year's race is The Morning Call. Other major sponsors include: Advanced Chiropractic Life Center, AT&T Relay Services, EDS, The Express-Times, Keystone Savings Bank, PPL Corp., Lehigh Portland Cement, Mrs. T's Pierogies, Global Environmental Technologies, Lehigh Valley Road Runners and WODE FM 99.9
For more information or to receive an application, call the Red Cross office at (610) 865-4400, ext. 259 or click here for an application in Adobe Acrobat format.
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.
The Lehigh Valley Chapter Red Cross serves more than 620,000 residents in Lehigh and Northampton counties. Last year the Red Cross provided health and safety education training and emergency relief services to more than 15,500 Lehigh Valley residents.
