If you are a running buff or include walking as part of your routine, then be sure to mark your calendar for the Eighth Annual Robin B. Spangler Memorial 5K set for Saturday, May 24, 2014 (Memorial Day Weekend) beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Leanne Field (Edon High School track and football complex) on Irene Drive.
Registration is currently underway with application forms and fifteen dollar fee ~ which includes a tee shirt ~ due on or before Friday, May 16. (Please note to make checks payable to RBS Memorial Scholarship.) Walk-ins are definitely welcomed to register prior to the start of the 5K; however, availability of event tee shirts may be limited. Race day 5K Run/Walk Age divisions will once again include ~ Under age 12; Ages 12-18; Ages 19-25; Ages 26-35; Ages 36-50 and Age 50 and older. Entrants may park at the track or at the Edon Community Building parking lot located nearby on Parkway Street (off North Michigan Street/State Route 49). Refreshments, including Gatorade, water, fruit, etc., will be provided for participants following the race.
Money raised from the RBS Memorial 5K benefits the Robin Bass Spangler Scholarship Fund that annually awards one scholarship to the senior boy or girl who best exemplifies Robin. Mrs. Spangler, longtime English teacher at Edon High School, kept very active throughout her life by walking, swimming and exercising nearly every day. This event honors her commitment to both fitness and education.
For more information, or to register for the RBS Memorial 5K, please contact Edon Northwest Local Schools at 419-272-3213. Printable registration forms are also available for downloading at the school’s website www.edon.k12.oh.us and can be returned via e-mail to mblue@edon-nw.org or shollabaugh@edon-nw.org or mailed to Edon Northwest Local Schools, ATTN: Mark Blue or Suzanne Hollabaugh, 802 West Indiana Street, Edon OH 43518.