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| The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Kids Run is hosting a kick-off fun run at the Knoxville Zoo on Saturday, Feb. 4, at noon to encourage kids to take part in a winter fitness journey that culminates with an exciting and rewarding finish. Children ages 12 and under can hop, skip, walk or run a fun mile at the Knoxville Zoo and log their first mile in a challenge to complete a full 26.2 mile marathon over the weeks leading up to the Covenant Health Kids Run on March 31, 2012. "The Covenant Kids Run is actually a two-month program that encourages the good habit of regular exercise at an early age," said Beth LaFontaine, Covenant Health. At the kick-off run, each child receives a log book to begin tracking their miles toward the 26.2 mile marathon goal. On race day, the children run their last mile together, finishing on the 50-yard line at Neyland Stadium just like the elite athletes do the following day. Kids can register for the run on the day of the event starting at 10:30 a.m. or online at www.knoxvillemarathon.com. The fee for the zoo fun run is $15 per child, and this also covers the child's registration for the official March 31 Covenant Kids Run. Admission to the zoo is free for children registering and one accompanying guest. Additional guests get half-price admission to the zoo. For more information, visit www.knoxvillemarathon.com or www.covenanthealth.com/kidsrun or call 865-541-4500. |
Young-Williams Animal Center will be on site for Child Public Safety Day, an event provided to the community by Knox County Schools CTE Partnerships, at John Tarleton Park from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20.
CTE Partnerships, Knox County Schools' Career-Technical Education program, has partnered with the Knox County Sheriff's Office, Knoxville Police Department, Knoxville Fire Department, FBI and Rural/Metro, along with Young-Williams Animal Center, to offer area families an event where children and parents will learn about various safety issues.
Representatives from the various organizations will be on hand to provide information and answer questions. The first 200 children to arrive will receive a free bike helmet, and the first 1,500 children accompanied by an adult will receive a fingerprinting/DNA kids' safety kit.
Young-Williams will be on hand to provide safety services for the furry members of the family including $10 rabies vaccinations and $10 microchips.
John Tarleton Park is located at 3101 Division St. across from Young-Williams Animal Center. Families attending Child Public Safety Day are encouraged also to stop by the animal center. Young-Williams is currently offering a "Priceless Pooches Stimulus Package," through which every adult dog is available for just a $50 adoption fee through Aug. 31. On Saturday and Sunday only, Young-Williams also is offering a "Fat Cat Entitlement Program," through which all adult cats are available for just a $25 adoption fee.
For more information about CTE and Child Public Safety Day, visit www.ctepartnership.org or contact Buck Coatney at 865-773-9290.
To learn more about Young-Williams Animal Center and adoption specials, visit www.knoxpets.org.
About Young-Williams Animal Center
Young-Williams Animal Center reminds the community to please spay and neuter your pets.
The Young-Williams Animal Center is the official animal shelter for Knox County and the City of Knoxville. The center is a nonprofit organization, community-supported through public and private donations, that turns no animal away and is dedicated to the sheltering and placement of animals, general animal welfare, and public education of companion animal issues.
Young-Williams Animal Center is located off Sutherland Avenue at the entrance to John Tarleton Park at 3201 Division St. and is open Monday-Saturday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from 1-6 p.m. Young-Williams Animal Village is located at 6400 Kingston Pike adjacent to Deane Hill Drive and offers animal adoptions seven days a week from noon-6 p.m.
For more information about Young-Williams Animal Center, including detailed driving directions, call 865-215-6599 or visit www.knoxpets.org.
