The East Cobb Rotary Club will hold the 21st running of the Days 5K Road Race, one of its main fundraising events, on Aug. 8 at the McCleskey-East Cobb Family YMCA (10:55 East Piedmont Road).
Registration continues and sponsors are being sought for the event, which raises more than $100,000 for more than 20 East Cobb, local and other charities of the Rotary Club.
The event is open to all ages—runners, walkers and crawlers—cost to participate in the run is $30 ($35 on race day). There will be awards given by age groups and sexes. To register, click here.
The 5K course starts and ends at the YMCA and winds through the vicinity, along Roswell Road and Sewell Mill Road.
Local sponsors can present their goods and services at the event, and packages run from $250 to a presenting sponsorship of $15,000. For more information, click here.
Current sponsors include Honest-1 Auto Care, Dentistry at East Piedmont and Indian Hills Country Club.
Here are some of the local beneficiaries:
- MDE School; American Cancer Society Relay for Life; Boy Scouts of America; Brumby Elementary; Camp Kudzu; Center for Children and Young Adults; Cobb Library Foundation; Cobb County Public Safety; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; East Cobb Park; Family Promise of Cobb County; Laws of Life School Essay Contest; Kidz2Leaders; Project Mail Call; Rally Foundation; Rotary Youth Exchange Program; “Service Above Self” Heroes; Walton / East Cobb Robotics; WellStar Foundation (Hospice); Wheeler High School AVID Program; YMCA NE/East Cobb
About East Cobb Rotary:Â The East Cobb Rotary is a service organization dedicated to making a positive impact in the East Cobb community and beyond. Through various initiatives and events, the club strives to support local charities, promote goodwill, and foster community engagement. East Cobb Rotary meets Wednesdays at 7 AM at Indian Hills Country Club in East Cobb.
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