Save the date for September 7, 2013! MMAF will be hosting their ninth annual Say Thanks Day at the Boy Scout Base Camp in historic Fort Snelling. There will be music all morning and activities for the whole family.
8:00 a.m. registration opens at Boy Scout Base Camp. .
9:00 a.m. start for 10K Run and 5K Run / Marine RECON challenge; 9:10 a.m. start for 2-mile Walk.
10:30 a.m. Say Thanks Day program: Presentation of MMAF grants; Announcement of the race winners and the prize drawing winners. Must register in advance to be eligible, and be present to win.
All Morning – Music from the fabulous Emerson Avenue Band, food from the local VFW for sale, a ropes course, climbing walls, inflatables for children, displays of military equipment, and a sense of patriotic pride and comradery.
All run / walk participants will receive “Thanks” t-shirt. Participants who register in advance (either online or by mail) are eligible for the drawings, which include Twins tickets, Gopher tickets, and our Grand Prize: Two Sun Country Airline Ticket Vouchers. In addition, the participant who brings in the most pledges will win a premier pair of tickets to a Twins game.
Registration Fee: $20 per person for the 2-mile walk. $25 per person for the 10K or 5K Run. Runners attempting the Marine RECON challenge should register for the 5K. A separate time clock at mile 3 will be used. Walk / Run family maximum is $50. FREE for military service members and their immediate families. FREE for children 12 and under. Everyone must register, even if free.
Mail-In Registration deadline is August 30, 2013.
On-Line registration deadline is September 4, 2013.
For more information visit Minnesotans’ Military Appreciation Fund.
REGISTER HERE: http://www.active.com/running/fort-snelling-mn/say-thanks-day-5k-10k-runs-marine-recon-challenge-and-2-mile-walk-presented-by-mmaf-2013