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Ohio County Hospital and Rice Pharmacy are calling all Superheroes for the 5th Annual Summer Sizzle 5K Run/Walk. Come out and test your superpowers on Saturday, July 11, at the Ohio County Family Care Building in Hartford. The SuperHero themed race will begin at 7:30 a.m. with race day registration starting at 6:30 a.m.
Pre-Registration and packet pick-up will be available from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the front lobby of the Hartford location of Ohio County Family Care. Online registration is available at ohiocountyhospital.com, https://traxrunning.eventuresports.com and ricepharmacy.com.
Participants are encouraged to register in advance to receive the reduced rates of $20 (5K Runner – Timed) or $10 (5K Walker or youth under 14). Registration is also available on the day of race but the increased rate of $25 for runners will apply. All participants who are pre-registered will receive a race t-shirt and bag.
All race proceeds will benefit Hospice of Ohio County.
In the words of Spiderman, “With Great Power comes Great Responsibility.” Hospice of Ohio County is for patients with a terminal illness, for whom life expectancy can be defined in weeks or months. Hospice is palliative care, with an emphasis on control of uncomfortable symptoms, not on curative measures. Patients may have any end-stage disease to qualify for Hospice. It is not a "cancer only" service. Patients do not have to be “homebound.”
Hospice nurses and staff can do their best work with early referrals. This enables the staff to predict and prevent some expected crisis periods and also allows for a rapport to be established between the patient, the family, and the Hospice team. Anyone may make a referral, but a physician must order Hospice before care begins. Runners and Walkers alike can feel like a superhero by supporting the compassionate work of Hospice of Ohio County.
Winners in each age group will be recognized as part of the awards ceremony at the end of the race along with the Corporate Challenge teams. The day’s festivities will also include music and a BEST SuperHero Costume award. Tiffany Calvert, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent, will be sampling Superhero Fruit or Veggie Kabobs with Fuel Dip and handing out recipes as part of UK Cooperative Extension Services “Soar like a Superhero. Fuel up with Fruits and Veggies” campaign. Sampling will be open to the public from 7 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Schrader, RDN, Director of Nutritional and Wellness Services with Ohio County Hospital, at 270.730.5376 or jschrader@ohiocountyhospital.com.