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MILWAUKEE (9/12/2007) - Grand Marshals Tom Crean, Marquette University men's basketball coach, and his wife, Joani, will join thousands of runners, wheelchair participants and walkers Saturday, Sept. 15, for the 30th Briggs & Al's Run & Walk for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Start line ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. at 10th and Wells streets on the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee. The 8-kilometer wheelchair race begins at 10:15 a.m. followed by the 8-kilometer run at 10:30 a.m. Walkers will follow on 3- and 5-mile routes.
Online registration is available through noon Friday, Sept. 14, at www.alsrun.com. Same-day registration begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, near the event start line. Advance registration is $20 for adults and $8 for children 12 and younger. Same-day registration fees are $25 and $10. All participants receive a commemorative T-shirt.
All routes end at Maier Festival Park (Summerfest grounds), where participants are invited to attend the Finish Line Celebration at the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard stage featuring entertainment and an awards ceremony at 12:15 p.m. A health and fitness fair and children's area will be located near the Briggs & Stratton stage. The children's area will feature a variety of games, attractions and entertainment throughout the day. Food and beverages will be available for purchase on the festival grounds.
"This event makes a world of difference for the children and their families who benefit from the top-quality, standard-setting pediatric health care Children's Hospital provides," said Linda Schieble, Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation director of special events. "Corporate sponsors and pledgeraisers allow us to make a healthier future for many children through care, research, education and advocacy. I would especially like to thank Briggs & Stratton, the title sponsor, for their tireless commitment and generous support."
Since 1978, Briggs & Al's Run & Walk has raised more than $8.5 million for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Organizers estimate more than $1 million will be raised this year. One hundred percent of the proceeds directly support a variety of programs at Children's Hospital. The majority of the funds benefit the Al McGuire Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Hematology/Oncology/Transplant Unit, where children with cancer and blood disorders are treated.
Participants are encouraged to raise $100 or more. Participants raising at least $100 earn pledge prizes ranging from long-sleeved T-shirts to Door County weekend getaways. The top three pledge raisers will earn, respectively, two round-trip Midwest Airlines tickets, a Pfister Hotel romantic weekend for two including a $150 gift certificate to the hotel's restaurant, and a $350 Boston Store gift certificate.
Briggs & Stratton is the title sponsor for this annual event. Other major sponsors include Boston Store, Marquette University and Tricom Funding. For more information about Briggs & Al's Run & Walk, call (414) 266-6320 or visit www.alsrun.com.
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