Hitting Cancer Below the Belt (HCB2) at MLWGS

This Tuesday, April 12th, Hitting Cancer Below the Belt (HCB2) will be at Maggie Walker with the INFLATABLE COLON to educate you about colon cancer and to get you signed up to participate in the 10th annual BOXER BRIEF 5K on June 11th at City Stadium. ​This year for the 5K we have added a High School Challenge with cash prizes for a school department of choice (sports team, club, music department, art department, etc.) for the first, second, and third-place high school runners:

1st place: $500, 2nd place: $250, 3rd place: $125.

The school with the most participants wins a $250 gift card so have your friends and family sign up to run with Maggie Walker too!

Stop by from 5:00-7:00 pm on Tuesday, April 12th in the student parking lot at MW to sign up and learn more and sign up or use the link below to sign up. Stay after to cheer on the girls’ soccer teams as they compete against Freeman.

https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/RaceGroup-1075299?raceId=51427

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