Run Walks
Last updated Friday, September 5, 2008 10:09 PM CDT in Our Town
By THE MORNING NEWS
Walk To Cure Diabetes
The Northwest Arkansas Branch of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will hold its eighth annual Walk to Cure Diabetes on Saturday at The University of Arkansas -- The Gardens at Razorback Road.
The event is sponsored by Wal-Mart Stores Inc./Sam's Club and The Dannon Co. Richard B. Kley Jr., president, The Wal-Mart Group -- The Coca Cola Company is the walk corporate chairman.
Corporate, family, and school teams and individual walkers are expected to raise more than $350,000 for diabetes research.
Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the 5K Walk begins at 9 a.m.
For more information about JDRF or to register for the Walk to Cure Diabetes, visit the JDRF Web site at www.jdrf.org/nwark or call 443.9190.
Buddy Walk
The Saturday event at Helen Tyson Middle School in Springdale will include a performance by Chris Burke with Joe and John DeMasi. Burke played Corky on the television series "Life Goes On."
Registration starts at 1 p.m., and the Buddy Wak begins at 2 p.m. The Chris Burke Band performs at 3 p.m. The Buddy Walk benefits Down Syndrome Connection of Northwest Arkansas.
Information: www.dscnwa.org.
Benton County Memory Walk
The Saturday event at Memorial Park in Bentonville benefits the Alzheimer's Association. Registration begins at 8 a.m.
Information: 855-2288 or 245-2076.
Body Building Event, Walk
The Northwest Arkansas Classic will hold its annual Body Building Competition, at Har-Ber High School Performing Arts Center in Springdale on Saturday.
A new event, a 5K run/walk, has been added.
The event begins at 8:30 a.m. at the center, and the proceeds from this will benefit the Cheryl Brammlett Scholarship Foundation, and The Northwest Arkansas Crisis Center.
Information: 283-3321.
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