Media Advisory: 3rd Annual 'Rockin on the Run' 5K Run/Walk Saturday at Madison County Fairgrounds

May 18, 2012

WHAT:
3rd Annual “Rockin’ on the Run” 5K Run/Walk Saturday at Madison County Fairgrounds
Benefits Nationwide Children’s Hospital

WHEN:
Saturday, May 19, 2012
10 a.m. – media opportunity

WHERE:
Madison County Fairgrounds
205 Elm St. 
London, OH 43140

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The third annual “Rockin’ on the Run” 5K run/walk and family day will be held Saturday at the Madison County Fairgrounds. All proceeds benefit Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Since its inception two years ago, Rockin’ on the Run has raised nearly $12,000 for pediatric brain tumor research.

The 5K run/walk course starts and ends at the fairgrounds. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. in the Commercial Building with the race beginning at 10 a.m. Registration is $20 and participants can sign up the day of the race. T-shirts for participants will be available on a first come, first served basis. Children age 2 and under are free. Pets are welcome but must be on a leash.

In addition to the 5K run/walk, the event also features food, family-friendly games and entertainment and a silent auction. Participants are encouraged to stick around after the run/walk as activities will continue through 2 p.m. Local recording artist Tim Omark will perform during the event.

For more information, visit www.RockinontheRun.org.

CONTACT PRIOR TO EVENT: 
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Media Relations 
(614) 355-0495

CONTACT AT EVENT:
Ashley Winebrenner
Rockin’ on the Run
Vice President
Cell: (740) 852-5884

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 16,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.8 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org