The Running Room and Kamloops Firefighters have teamed up to host the “School’s Out For Summer” run/walk on June 29 to help send kids to camp with the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops and the Kamloops Community YMCA-YWCA.
The “School’s Out For Summer” run/walk is part of a Running Room tradition. When a new store is opened the company hosts an event that will raise awareness and funds for a charity or cause of special meaning and interest to the community.
“As Canada Day approaches we believe it is fitting to pay tribute to a group that are particularly important to Canadians in this part of our great nation – the brave men and women of the Kamloops Fire Rescue who put their lives on the line to protect their fellow citizens,” said Running Room founder John Stanton. “In keeping with their spirit of volunteerism and service to the community, Kamloops Fire Rescue is using the opportunity to help the Kamloops Community YMCA – YWCA and the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops send Kamloops kids to summer camp.”
Stanton is the author of eight books on running and walking and a Member of the Order of Canada. He will lead School’s Out For Summer run/walk on Wednesday, June 29, at 6 p.m. at the new Running Room in Columbia Place Shopping Centre in Kamloops. Entry is $10 and 100 per cent of the fee will be shared equally by the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops and the Kamloops Community YMCA-YWCA.
The event is suitable for people of all fitness levels. Choose to walk or run 2.5 or five kilometres. Every participant gets a Running Room medal and a Canadian hand flag. A free summer-themed picnic will follow. People are encouraged to wear their best Canadiana to the event and to dress in clothing suitable to run or walk outside.
