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Annual Canalway Classic 5K
The Friends of Stark Parks’ 12th annual Canalway Classic on the Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail is one of northeast Ohio’s fastest certified 5K Runs, providing participants with a flat, shady course where many runners set personal records. This year participants have the option of receiving a wicking t-shirt for an additional $7 if they pre-register by August 1 for the August 13 event.
This year’s race also continues some popular components that began in 2010:
• graduated registration rates-Save up to $10 with early registration!
• early packet pickup and door prize distribution on Friday, Aug. 12
• a 5K Walk
• a family rate for walkers—minimum of 4 under same roof
Cost per person is $20 (or $27 for wicking T) through Aug. 1, and $25 from Aug. 2 until noon on Aug. 12. Race Day registration will be $30 from 7-8:30 a.m. at the Navarre Civic Center at 99 Canal St. West, in historic Rochester Square. Buses take runners and walkers to the starting line from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration is underway at www.OhioChallengeSeries.com. You may also pick up a paper registration forms from Stark Parks Exploration Gateway at Sippo Lake, online at StarkParks.com or call 330-479-2337.
Walkers that live under the same roof and pre-register are eligible for discounts. The cost for a family of four will be $60, with each additional family member being $15 each.
Participants may pick up their race shirts and other materials—as well as door prizes—from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12 at the Stark County Park District’s Exploration Gateway, 5712 12th St NW, Canton OH 44708 at the north end of Sippo Lake Park.
Nickles Bakery is the event’s major sponsor for the 12th time. It will provide each participant with a loaf of bread after the race. Other major donors include Subway, who donates post-race sandwiches; Miller & Co., who donates porta-johns; First Student, who will donate 3 buses to take runners to the Start; BJ’s, who donates water, and Dr. Randall Stern, D.V.M. of the Navarre Animal Clinic. Event proceeds support hiking, bicycling and horseback riding trails in Stark County. Early registration at www.OhioChallengeSeries.com or by mail saves participants $5-$10 over the $30 race-day registration.
The presentation of the Navarre Mayor’s Award to the person coming the farthest to run will be continued. All pre-registered runners and walkers receive a t-shirt. Other awards go to the top 5 women and men runners, and the top female & male master. Age groups are awarded three deep: from 14 & Under to 75 & Over. Top walkers will also receive awards.
This event is one of eight elite races in the 2011 Subway Challenge Series. Runners receive points based on their finishing position in a series of 60+ runs and compete for prestige, prizes, and year-end awards. The race also is a ChronoTrac event, and runners will have a chip on their shoe to record their finish position and time.
MOW of Stark & Wayne County Wins 2011 Toyota!
Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties won a 2011 Toyota Highlander in a Facebook voting contest sponsored by Toyota on Saturday, July 16.
The agency was a finalist in the Toyota 100 Cars for Good program, which is awarding 100 new vehicles to nonprofit organizations this summer. The program profiles five non-profit organizations each day on Toyota’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/toyota.
Visitors to the page can vote for one of the featured organizations on any given day.
Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties was one of the five organizations featured on July 16. Only Facebook users were eligible to vote.
“We’re thrilled and grateful that so many Facebook users rallied to our cause,” said Teresa Barry, CEO of Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties. “The vehicle will help greatly with delivery of food to our sites and meals to our clients, and with other agency business as needs arise.”
Delivery of the vehicle from Toyota is expected to take place later this fall.
Health Care Employment Meet & Greet
Altercare Centers for Rehabilitation & Nursing Care will host a special Health Care Employment Meet & Greet on Wednesday, July 27 from 11 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the company’s North Canton headquarters.
During the event, human resource representatives from nine Altercare locations in Stark, Summit, Medina and Portage counties will be accepting applications and reviewing resumes from experienced health care professionals. Altercare offers employment opportunities for a range of positions including STNAs, RNs, LPNs, and dietary and housekeeping professionals. Information about the company’s free state-tested nursing assistant training program will also be available at the event.
Altercare Centers provides employees with a strong benefits program, including experience pay, educational assistance, tuition reimbursement, promotion opportunities and a 401K program. The company has received the NorthCoast99 award for the past seven years, an award which “honors 99 great workplaces for top talent in Northeast Ohio.”
Refreshments and prize drawings will also be available. People interested in these employment opportunities can also apply online at AltercareOnline.com.
The event will be held in the company’s headquarters in North Canton, part of the recently renovated Hoover office complex at 339 East Maple Street. Enter at door on the west side of the building - Suite 110. Free parking is available across the street. For more info, call 330-498-5211.
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