Runners and Walkers alike are encouraged to sign up or just show up for the Winnfield Rotary Club’s 5K Run & Walk that will be held this Saturday morning, September 28.  

This fun event is Rotary’s primary fundraising project to help with the many community projects they support.  Racers are helping Rotary provide school uniforms for underprivileged children, give dictionaries to 4th graders across the parish, provide scholarships to high school seniors for college and Vo-Tech studies, and support of the Fall Festival, Easter Egg Hunt, Dixie Youth, school sponsorships and other community projects.

The Rotary Foundation has a slogan that states, “Doing Good in the World.”  The Rotary Club of Winnfield also holds “Doing Good in Our Own Community.”  

Their September 28 5K will be held at the Winn Parish Fairgrounds again, staged at the old Coon Hunter’s Pavilion site.  Registration will open at 7 a.m. and a 1-mile Fun Run for children ages 5 through 10 will start at 7:30 a.m.  There is no entry fee for this Children’s Race.

The 5K Run & Walk will start at 8 a.m.  Individual entry fee for this race will be $20 prior to September 20 then $25 up until race time.  Participants will receive a T-shirt, swag bag, water and sports beverages.  DJ entertainment will be provided.

Team registration is also encouraged.  For registration details for the 5K or other Rotary Club questions, contact president Mary Lou Blackley at 318-481-0227.