The second annual Chance Mark Jones Memorial 5K Walk/Run is two weeks away, but there is still time for runners and sponsors to sign up for the event.
The Clarendon Lions Club is hosting the event on Saturday, April 12, to coincide with Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Those interested in running or walking the 5K (about 3.1 miles) are encouraged to sign up before April 1 to take advantage of the early bird discount. Registration costs $25, but those who sign up early save $5.
The year’s race will start and end on the Clarendon College campus and will run through the city, by the site of the proposed Chance Mark Jones Memorial Playground, and past several historic structures, including the Donley County Courthouse, the First United Methodist Church, and the S.W. Lowe House.
The race will begin at 9 a.m. Race registrations are available at the Clarendon Visitor Center at the Mulkey Theatre or online at http://bit.ly/1dF0BdH.
Sponsorships are also available, and potential sponsors are asked to sign up by April 1 to ensure their names are on this year’s T-shirt.
Proceeds will go towards a playground project in Prospect Park, which will be designed to include four play components that will meet the needs of children with disabilities. The race and playground are intended to honor the life of four-year-old Chance Mark Jones, who died from abuse in 2011.
For more information, contact Boss Lion Ashlee Estlack at 806-874-4808 or 806-662-4687 or Lion Chandra Eggemeyer at tourism@cityofclarendon.com or 806-874-2421 or 325-234-3401.
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