Contact Best Buddies Florida for event and ticket information.
Saturday, January 24, 2009 from 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM (ET)
PUT YOUR RUNNING SHOES ON
Bring the Whole Family to
Best Buddies Friendship Festival
5K/Walk-a-Thon
Help Support Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Saturday January 24, 2009 at 8:30AM
Westside Park, 1001 NW 34th Street
Gainesville, Fl 32605
Event Information
9:00am- 2:45pm: Silent Auction Benefitting Best Buddies
8:45am- 9:00am: Opening Ceremonies
9:00am-9:30am: Registration Begins for Walk/5K
9:30am-10:30am: 5K
10:30am-11:30am: Walk-a-Thon
11:30am-2:30pm: Face Painting, Magicians, Clowns, Story Telling, Arts and Crafts & more
The Gelato Company & Mi Apa Latin Grill Serving Food, along with pizza & more!
12:00pm-1:30pm: The Ultimate Sandwich Cook-off Contest
1:30pm-2:30pm: Tallying Points of the Ultimate Sandwich Cook-off
2:30pm-3:00pm: Closing Ceremonies- Announcing Winners
Best Buddies Silent Auction:
Featured Items from the following Stores:
Salon 716,Paramount Grill, Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grill, Thai, Francessca’s Trattoria, The Melting Pot, Gift Baskets from Belks, Macys,TGI Fridays, Central Florida Office Plus, Paintings by Eileen Seitz, Odessey Golf Putters, Gainesville Country Club, Gainesville Health and Fitness, Amelia's Italian Restaurant, Starbucks, Salon La Di Da, Hippodrome Theatre, Ciao Bella Salon, Planet Beach Tanning Salon, Parmount Plaza, Satchels, Campus Outfitters, Maude's, Beef O'Bradys, The Trendy Jendy, Happy Go Lucky Boutique, & more.
ULTIMATE SANDWICH SMACK DOWN
The 1st annual Ultimate Sandwich SmackDown will be a cook-off featuring local Gainesville residents competing to have their original sandwich featured on the menu of Bistro 1245 Restaurant. Winner of the 5K/Walk-a-Thon Determine the Winner!!
To Register for the Ultimate Sandwich Smack Down please visit www.ussdbb.eventbrite.com
REGISTRATION FEES (until January 22,2009)
Individual Walker or Runner ($15)
Team Registration ($10/person– 4 people & more)
General Admission ($10/person -13 years old & up)
General Admission ($5/person -13 years old & under)
Fees Include: Food provided by The Gelato Company & Mi Apa Latin Grill, Magicians,Face Painting, Clowns, Story Telling, Arts & Crafts, Live Entertainment, a Silent Auction, a LIVE Sandwich Cook-Off Contest, and much more.
TO REGISTER: Send a check made Payable to Best Buddies Florida and sent to:
110 NW 9th Street Apt 104
Gainesville, Fl 32601
The above prices will be for early registration. There will be late registration on the day of the event, and each entrance will increase by $5.00.
For more information, contact
Best Buddies at 305-562-3814
Please bring $1/person per vehicle
for the mandatory park entrance fee.
Carpooling is strongly recommended!
Founded in 1989 by Anthony
Kennedy Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant international organization that has grown from one original chapter to more than 1,400 middle, high school, and college campuses across the country and globally.
Best Buddies is active in all 50 of the United States and on six continents. Being part of Best Buddies is a life-changing experience for people with
intellectual disabilities. These friendships help to improve the self-esteem, confidence and feelings of self-worth of participants. Best Buddies is also an extraordinary experience for people without intellectual disabilities. As a result of their friendship, volunteers have an increased understanding of themselves, a more positive feeling about their lives, a new respect for the challenges facing people with intellectual disabilities and an increased commitment to public service that will last a lifetime.
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