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Get Ready to Run and Walk with the Hazelwood School District Saturday

The annual run/walk hopes to raise $500,000 for scholarships for 100 students. Have you benefited from the program? Tell us in the comments section.

It's time for the They’ll be out for the 32nd Annual Hazelwood PTA Scholarship Run/Walk event.

More than 2,000 participants are expected to turn out to run, walk and enjoy the festivities of the day starting at 8 a.m., and ending at noon.

The Hazelwood School District (HSD) PTA coordinates the event each year to benefit students’ scholarships to college. The group hopes to raise $50,000 this year, which would provide $500 scholarships to 100 students.

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For more than 30 years the event has raised more than $2 million for the Hazelwood PTA Student Scholarship Fund.

On-line registration is still available or you can register Saturday morning at the event. To register for this event or to make a donation toward the scholarship fund, visit the council’s website at http://hazelwoodrun.racesonline.com. Racers registering on-site must arrive 1 hour prior to race time.

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The Run/Walk event will include a 5K run, a one-mile run and fun runs for children. There will also be a health and wellness fair.

All activities will take place at Hazelwood Central High School, located at 15875 New Halls Ferry Road in Florissant.


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