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News: All meetings for the Essex 5K for Play are held at 88 Woodland Drive, Centerbrook It's never too late to join! |
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Members List:
Links Section
Organizers:
Wendy Josephs
Jackie Russo-Boudinot
Members:
David Boudinot
Scott and Michelle Davis
Patti Frosti
Claudine Giangrande
Dave King
Kim Lohrs
John McKenna
Anne Millard
Erika Ocken
Paulette Rider
Michael and Marie Sullivan
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Essex 5K for Play
5K run/walk - May 5th, 2007 Registration begins 9:00am; adult 5K run/walk starts at 10:00am; Children's Run begins at 11:00am - Adult 5K run/walk starts at 10:00am
- Children's run begins starts at 11:00am
- Scavenger Hunt added for walkers
- For more information on the Play is Good campaign, please visit:www.essexplayisgood.com
- Craft activity, tye dye, face painting, donkey rides, tractor rides, petting zoo, food, music and FUN, FUN, FUN!
It's going to take a small army to run a successful event. Won't you please consider donating some of your time that day - work the whole day or even an hour or two. We'll need many hands and caring hearts to realize a successful race. We currently need volunteers for registration, children's run, race marshals, food booth, bake sale table, clothing booth. We are seeking volunteers from student groups to help with the various activities. This is a great opportunity for any student group to earn community service hours. The possibilities are wide open: face painting, balloon art, handmade jewelry booth, a craft booth, spin art, or whatever you'd like to host. Please email Wendy Josephs or Jackie Russo-Boudinot via the links on this page with any questions or availability. Thank you - in advance
We have two large playscapes on our school property. They are enjoyed by our students during and after school as well as residents of our immediate community and visitors to our town. They have served us well over the years, but it has been determined that they no longer meet current safety codes. This includes unsafe materials contained within the wood sections of our structures, which are also beginning to splinter. The school will undergo a massive renovation project beginning in the spring of 2007. This renovation does not include upgrades to the playscapes. Therefore, in conjunction with the school upgrade project, the EES PTO is planning the design and installation of of two new playscapes on the existing playground sites.
The proposed plan for the ehnanced structures will provide our children with age-appropriate activities that comply with and exceed the American Disibilities Act and criteria for a safe and accessible playground. The vision is to create a design with greater accessibility that can be enjoyed by 5 to 12 year old children of all abilities. The intent is to create a design that reflects the community's unique heritage while incorporating environmentally friendly materials wherever possible and appropriate. Installation is currently planned for Spring 2008 to coincide with the completion of the school's building renovation. Our fundraising goal is set at $200,000! We are a wonderful community with visitors from all over the world. One day our children will be the adults that will welcome them. For now, we want them to play and laugh on safe equipment, while learning to build those skills that will help them to care for their community when they are older. This is more than a structure we are building - it's a future.
Registration Form/In-kind donations:
WAIVER OF LIABILITY By submitting a registration application you are agreeing to the waiver below:
WAIVER:
I know that running a road race is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter and run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running in this event including, but not limited to: falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including cold, snow and/or ice, high heat and/or humidity, traffic and the conditions of the road, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my entry, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release EES PTO, EES, Essex 5K for Play, its directors, officers, and staff, the city of Essex and its employees, and all sponsors , their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver.
I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motion pictures, recordings or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose.
We are a non-profit organization which means any donations you are kind enough to make - are tax deductible! Any direct donations can be mailed the the school at the address below. Checks should be address EES-PTO in the TO line and 5K Run in the SUBJECT line.
Registration Forms can be found through the link to the left of this page. Please print and mail, one per entry, along with your check or money order for the appropriate amount.Families of 4 please designate each member of your party on the individual forms.
Race Day fee will be $25.00 per adult (14 and up), $50.00 family fee includes up to 2 Adults/2 Children, kids fee up to 13yrs old - pay your age.
We hope you'll join us for all the fun ~ Play IS Good!
