May 2016
The Liberty Leader Newspaper
Volume 13 Issue 5
Color Run Comes To Liberty Plus It Supports A Great Cause Participants can register many different ways. Cost is $25.00 before June 14, $30.00 After June 14  1)Visit Liberty Veterans Memorial and Gardens on Facebook. Click on  https://app.box.com/LVMG to print forms for registration and mail with check to Liberty Veterans Memorial and Gardens PO Box 928 Liberty, NC 27298 2)Visit Liberty Veterans Memorial and Gardens on Facebook or you can visit www.celebrateliberty.org for link to the register online for run. 3)The LVMG 5K Color Flyer has contact names and numbers to call for registration forms. 4)Check in and on-site registration will begin around 8:00AM on July 9th somewhere between Liberty School and the stop light at Swannanoa Ave.
Start time will begin in possible waves at 9:00AM. Runners first, joggers, walkers, strollers, crawlers  For each registration fee the participant will receive a T-shirt as a souvenir, not intended to wear in the event, optional. The front side will have a special designed logo of LVMG 5K Color Walk/Run. The back side will list participating sponsors helping to make this event possible. We request each participant wear light clothing to display the assortment of colors he or she accumulated during the event. Don't wear your best outfits, in some Liberty Veterans Memorial and Gardens 5K Color Walk & Run cases the color can be difficult to wash out. Each participant will receive an Saturday, July 9, 2016 from 8:00 to 11:00 AM inexpensive pair of sunglass (shield your eyes from corn starch) a lanyard, 'BZFUUFWJMMF 4U -JCFSUZ /$ "DSPTT 'SPN -JCFSUZ 4DIPPM
bib with number, water and snacks will be available.  FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Direction signs will be posted, the 5K Walk/Run route will begin in front of Do I need to be an athlete to join? Oh my goodness, NO. There are plenty of other great 5ks out there to test speed and performance. The LVMG Color Run event Liberty School on Fayetteville St, left Bowman, right on Greensboro St. right is all about a color-crazy day with friends and family. You can run, walk, crawl, or cartwheel if you wish! is included with my registration? An awesome T-Shirt, bib number, sunglasses, bag of color, water and snack! Hopefully most of you can hold on to your on Luther Ave continuing to Candlewood, Myrtle, Dogwood, Timber lea, What BAG OF COLOR until the FINISH LINE. Brookwood, Greenbriar, Butler, Fayetteville St. Brookwood, Greensboro St. Can children participate? YES! The more the better... just PLEASE supervise them. If they can cover (running, jogging, walking, or strolling) the three miles of LVMG Color Run course, they can absolutely participate in The LVMG Color Run! Liberty Veterans Memorial andbut Gardens 5K Color Walkorder. & Run and back to the start finish line, not necessary in that The The Do Kids have to register and pay? 6 and under are free and do not have to register... but they will not get a T-Shirt, bib number, sunglasses, or bag of color. AM proposed streetsSaturday, are onlyJuly an 9, option at this time, changes and planning is T-Shirts will be for sale at the event. If we sell out of shirts at the event we can order more shirts for you to come pick up at a later date. 2016 from 8:00 to 11:00 still in progress. The course are also still the planning Can I run with my dog/cat/turtle? call. We don’t mind... you are 100% responsible for your pet and it’s actions.... and it’sto waste.test ;) Do I need toamenities be an athlete to injoin? Oh mystages goodness, NO. There That’s areyourplenty of butother great 5ks out there speed 'BZFUUFWJMMF 4U -JCFSUZ /$ "DSPTT 'SPN -JCFSUZ 4DIPPM
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