JAMESTOWN – Cummins Inc., Jamestown Engine Plant, will sponsor its sixth annual 5K run/walk on Saturday, Sept. 29, to benefit the Prendergast Library Literacy Center.
Runners will begin at 9 a.m. with walkers following five minutes later. The event begins and ends at the library at 509 Cherry St., Jamestown. Athletes will run down city streets, through Lake View Cemetery, and back.
The event supports efforts by the Library Literacy Center to train volunteer tutors and match them with adult learners to work on basic reading, writing, math, and English as a Second Language. Many students are working toward their GED.
Registration and packet pickup will take place between 8 and 8:45 a.m. the morning of the race on the Cherry Street side of the library. T-shirts will be provided to the first 200 people who register. The non-refundable registration fee is $17.
Registration forms are available at the library or online. Forms and checks, made payable to James Prendergast Library, are to be sent to Cummins Run for Literacy, Prendergast Library, 509 Cherry St., Jamestown, N.Y., 14701.
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