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LEAD Red Ribbon 5K Race / 2 MI Family Walk & Taste of Wellness Fair

Lace up your shoes and run for a great cause!  Register now for LEAD’s 6th Annual Red Ribbon 5K race/2 MI family walk at

Elawa Farms in Lake Forest, IL.  The race

is Saturday, November 2 at 9 am and promises to be fun for the entire family.


  Sponsors for the race this year include

Xerox, Baytree Bank, Knauz, and Lake Forest Health and Fitness.

You can register online at www.redribbonrace.com

 Come for the run, but stay for the fun!  This year we will have a bouncy house for the

kids, along with a balloon artist, face painters, and glitter tattoos.  Kids are encouraged to come in costume for

our 1st annual costume contest!

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The race is in conjunction with LEAD’s 2nd annual

“Taste of Wellness Fair”, which showcases small businesses and non-profits that

encourage healthy living.  This year’s

participants include Lake Bluff Park District, Lake Shore Pediatrics,

Therapeutic Kneads and Erika’s Lighthouse.





All proceeds from the race go to sponsor LEAD educational

programming and activities throughout the 2013-2014 school year.  These programs include:  Parent University speakers, alcohol and drug

awareness, various retreats including Youth Summit and Breakthrough & prescription drug abuse awareness.

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