Greensboro Host Lions Club

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2nd Annual
Lions Rip Roarin' Run
for Vision & Hearing

Sunday, September 28, 2008
Greensboro Country Park

Presented by Greensboro Lions Club

Making tracks for vision & hearing

About the Run

Imagine a world of darkness or silence, in which your precious gift of sight or sound was stolen from you. For millions of Americans, this is a somber reality.

DID YOU KNOW?

Every 7 minutes, someone in the U.S. will become blind or visually-impaired?
About 175,000 people in NC are blind or visually impaired?
About 28 million Americans have hearing loss; only 1 out of 5 use a hearing aid?

What YOU can do to help!

Join us for the 2008 Walk/Run for the Vision & Hearing! After registering, we will give you what you need to raise money for projects that will help support those less fortunate in our community.

Every gift of $100 can help give:

Free eyeglasses, or
Free hearing aid, or
Free eye or ear exam

Many thanks to our generous sponsors!

Event Information

Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008

Registration starts: 12:30pm

Run: 1:30pm, Walk: 2:30pm

Entry Fee: $25 (more donations are always accepted and appreciated)

Plenty of snacks and fun for the family plus door prizes and free T-shirts.
BRING YOUR OLD EYEGLASSES to recycle! Look for a Collection Box or see a Lions member for more details.

Location: Country Park (near Guilford Battleground and Natural Science Center).

Directions: Park at Natural Science Center and walk down the hill. We'll see you there!

About the Lions

Created in 1917, the Lions Club is the world's largest non-profit service organization and provides financial support and services to the visually and hearing impaired. The Greensboro Lions Club supports projects such as NC Eye and Human Tissue Bank, clinical eye research at Duke and Wake Forest, and the Boys and Girls Home at Lake Waccamaw, in addition to providing eyeglasses, financial assistance for eye surgery, and hearing aids to those less fortunate. For more information, including how you can become a member, click here.

Please complete the form below to register online.

* Name:
* Address:
* City, State, Zip:	,
* Phone:
* Email:
* Gender:	Male Female
* Age:
Waiver:	I know that walking and running in an event is a potentially hazardous activity. I understand I should not enter and walk or run this event unless I am medically able and properly trained. I assume all risks associated with walking or running the 2008 Rip Roarin' Run for Vision & Hearing, including, but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, the effect of weather, including high heat and humidity or cold temperatures and rainy conditions, vehicular traffic and conditions of the road, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this release and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your accepting my entry. I have read and understand this waiver and agree to its terms and conditions and I provide my full name and date of signing below as my signature of agreement.
* Electronic Signature:
* Signature Date:	(as mm/dd/yyyy)
* Required

SPonsor tracking form

Click here to download and print the Sponsor Tracking form (PDF).