News Release/Photo Opportunity
September 21, 2010
For Immediate Release
Annual United Way Walk/Run/Rollerblade/Stroller event slated for Sunday, September 26
On Sunday, September 26, commencing at 10:00 a.m., the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board will launch its 2010 United Way Campaign with one of its most popular United Way fundraisers, the annual Wilf Hartzenberg Memorial 2K-5K Walk/Run/Rollerblade/Stroller event.
Over 300 Dufferin-Peel staff, family members and friends are expected to tackle either a 2K or 5K course that starts outside the board’s Catholic Education Centre at 40 Matheson Boulevard West in Mississauga. Participants will continue west along Matheson before looping back to the finish line via Chedworth Way and Falbourne Street.
The family-oriented event features a pre-event mass, activities for children, BBQ and draw for prizes. The event is open to all Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board employees, their families, and friends.
The annual event is named in honour of Wilf Hartzenberg, a former teacher and principal with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. An avid runner, Hartzenberg represented Canada at the Masters’ Games. A member of the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame, Hartzenberg passed away at the age of 75 in 2000.
Every year the board conducts school and board campaigns to raise funds for community agencies through ShareLife and the United Way. Students and staff also respond to disaster relief efforts, channeling funds through ShareLife.
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is one of largest and most diverse school districts in Ontario, with approximately 87,000 students in 145 Catholic schools throughout Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon and Orangeville. With over 10,000 employees, the board is also one of the largest employers in the region.
WHAT: Annual Wilf Hartzenberg Memorial 2K-5K Walk/Run/Rollerblade/Stroller
WHEN: Sunday, September 26
9:00 a.m. Post Registration
10:00 a.m. Mass
11:00 a.m. 2K/5K Walk/Run/Rollerblade
12:00 noon BBQ & Draw for Prizes
WHERE: Catholic Education Centre, 40 Matheson Boulevard West, Mississauga
Note: This event will provide many great photo opportunities with children and families participating in running, walking, rollerblading and “strollering”, as well as face painting activities and clown entertainment.
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For more information,contact:
Bruce Campbell, General Manager, Communications & Community Relations
(905) 890-0708, ext. 24466 or (905) 609-1480