5K Will Benefit Dentistry's Mobile Van Outreach Program
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2012) − Throw off the winter doldrums and support the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry's Mobile Van Outreach Program at the same time by participating in the annual Heart Sole and Glove 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Coldstream Park (Newtown Pike and Aristides Blvd.).
The 12th annual 5K sponsored by UK's Health and Wellness is open to the community. Entry fee for the race is $15 for pre-registration or $20 the day of the race.
The name of the race 'Heart Sole and Glove' was coined by John's Run Walk Shop when they first managed the race until UK Health and Wellness took over in 2005.
"Heart comes from the race being in February around Valentine’s Day," said Helen Moseley, wellness specialist with UK Health and Wellness. "The 'Sole' comes from the bottom of your running shoe, and the 'Glove' comes from the cold weather and the running gloves given to race participants instead of t-shirts."
Each year proceeds from the race benefit different UK programs, most recently the Kentucky Children's Hospital, the Barnstable Brown Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center. This year, the money raised will benefit the Mobile Van Outreach Program and be used to provide dental care to children in Kentucky without financial resources and access to dental care.
"In 2010-11, our outreach mobile programs provided more than $550,000 in dental care to uninsured, needy children in Kentucky," said Robert Kovarik, division head for Dental Public Health at the UK College of Dentistry. "As grant and state funds are becoming more difficult to obtain, these programs are at risk of being cut. The funds raised by the Heart Sole and Glove 5K event will completely and directly benefit these children by providing support for their care."
Awards will be presented after the race for the overall top three males and top three females and the top three males and females by age group.
For anyone wishing to pay by cash or check, entry forms can be mailed to UK Health and Wellness, 116 Seaton Center, Lexington, KY 40506-0219, postmarked no later than Feb. 6, or they can be dropped off at the Seaton Center no later than Feb. 10. Credit card users can register online through Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. Registration will also be open on race day from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Embassy Suites at 1801 Newtown Pike.