Merrimac PTO Family 5k

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  • 08.12.2017 @ 10:00 AM
  • Merrimac, Massachusetts
Event Closed
The event director has closed online registration for this event. Check us out the morning of the race, starting at 8am at the Donaghue School. We\'ll be able to accept cash/check for registration.
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Event Details
08 .12 .2017
starts at 10 :00 AM
ends at 12 :00 PM
Donaghue Elementary, 24 Union Street Ext , Merrimac , Massachusetts 01860
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About the PTO
The PTO is a group of parent, staff and community volunteers who organize fundraisers and sponsor school events to benefit the students at Sweetsir and Donaghue schools. Every penny from the money raised goes toward the schools, teachers and ultimately OUR children! The PTO has appropriated over $15,000 during the 2016-2017 school year! Everything from musical instruments and paper cutters, to travel costs for field trips and field day t-shirts are all made possible by the PTO!! The PTO supports our children every day.

Here are a few of the things the PTO does
- Organizes extra-curricular enrichment activities for students
- Plans budget-friendly family fun events throughout the year
- Organizes fundraising events to supply resource materials for our teachers and their classroom
Shirts, Raffles & Awards
Shirts will be give to the first 100 who register! So hope to it!

We will have prizes for the top finishers for Men, Women and Stroller division Man and Woman! We're still working out the specifics but those four will be about $100 value prizes!! We will also have a prize for 1st - 3rd in the age groups.

In addition to the division prizes we will have two raffles and to make it easier you can buy your tickets right here while registering!
A classic 50/50 raffle, who doesn't love cash?! And a 2nd raffle for tons of great gift cards. Keep an eye on the facebook page for the full list but just to name a few: Osaka, Merrimac House of Pizza, DeLeo's, Skin Essentials, Newburyport Brewing, Luxe Salon, Transformation Day Spa, York's Wild Animal Kingdom...the list goes on!!

We are super excited to put on the best fundraiser and really kick off the school year on the right foot!
Fun Run and 5k Course
We will start with the kid's fun run, open and free to all children. We've added a registration choice for this so that we can be ready with prizes, but day of check-in for the kids is also available. The fun run will be from the start to the finish line, as they over lap for the official 5k. But it will take place all right at Donaghue, immediately following the OHD "Everything on Wheels" Parade.

For the 5k -Our course will take you through the side roads of our little town, showcasing both of our elementary schools that we are raising money to support!
Starting by the tennis courts of the Donaghue Elementary School, the race will run immediately past the finish line, on past the set up of Old Home Days on Steven's Field, turning onto Locust St toward 110. Where we will cross over 110 to Woodland St, taking the first right onto Grove Street, here there is a great downhill! Grove St to Church St, then right up to the Sweetsir School where the water station will be. Past Sweetsir to the U turn onto Winter St and back down to turn right onto Grove St. To Orchard left toward 110, cross 110 to Union St and back to the front of Donaghue!
It might sound confusing but check out our facebook page for a map that shows it is really just a loop.
Parking
Parking will be a little difficult in the area as there isn't a single large lot. There is a small lot at the Donaghue School and two municiple lots on School St near the town square that isn't a far walk. Additional parking would be on the side streets surrounding the school. We ask that ALL drivers be especially cautious when leaving the area as there will be a lot of families and children in the area with Old Home Days kicking off.
Old Home Days
OHD is a years old event in the town of Merrimac. A fun filled family day of free events! It takes place on the 2nd Saturday of August every year. And the Merrimac PTO Family 5k will kick it off this year!
I know most runners don't carry cash but there will be a craft fair this year and, as always, the food vendors! It is always a great time for the family, so bring yours to cheer you on and then stick around for some fun.
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Sub Event Cost Distance
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$30.00 5km
$105.00 5km
I know that running in the Merrimac PTO Family 5k run/walk is a potentially hazardous activity, which could cause injury or death. I will not enter and participate unless I am medically able and properly trained, and by my signature, I certify that I am medically able to perform this event, and am in good health, and I am properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to any aspect of my participation in this event, including the right of any official to deny or suspend my participation for any reason whatsoever. I attest that I have read the rules of the race and agree to abide by them. I assume all risks associated with running in this event, including but not limited to: falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including high heat and/or humidity, traffic and the conditions of the road due to ice or snow, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. I understand that bicycles, skateboards, roller skates or roller blades, and animals are not allowed in the race and I will abide by all race rules. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and inconsideration of your accepting my entry, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release the Merrimac PTO, and Racewire, all event sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event, even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use my photographs, motion pictures, recordings or any other record of this event for the purpose of promotion in future Merrimac PTO activities. SecureFee™ Registration Cancellation Insurance is offered in most states. If purchased, your registration may be covered for one of the covered reasons stated in the policy.