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‘Run Today for Tomorrow’ 5K returns to Ottawa June 27 · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Run Today for Tomorrow five thousand returns to Ottawa June
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  twenty seventh, Written by Bill Frescos. This article is being
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  read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  Runners and walkers will lace up their shoes for a
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  meaningful cause on Saturday as the seventh annual Run Today
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  for Tomorrow five thousand returns to Ottawa. Founded in twenty nineteen,
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  Run Today for Tomorrow began as a memorial run honoring
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  Molly Leonora Yaco and has grown into an annual five
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  thousand run that supports and spreads mental health awareness in
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  Illinois Valley communities. Since its debut seven years ago, the
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  run has raised one hundred twenty eight thousan four hundred
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  and sixty six dollars supporting mental health grants and scholarships,
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  according to organizers. New for twenty twenty six, the Run
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  Today for Tomorrow Community Wellness Fair is a free, family
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  friendly event with more than forty local wellness organizations that
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  support holistic wellness. The race will start begin nine am
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  on Saturday, June twenty seventh at the Jordan Block in
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  downtown Ottawa. The wellness Fair will go from eight am
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  to one pm. Participants can join in person or take
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  part virtually from any location. Registration is thirty five dollars
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  as race day approaches, thirty two dollars for virtual participants.
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  For more information, visit the Runs Facebook page or website,