10th Anniversary Fun Run and Walk
by Kelly Frederick
The Fun Run & Walk is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Monday, July 19, at Grant Park. Proceeds from this 5K run/walk are designated for undergraduate and graduate scholarships. Feeding Tomorrow, the Foundation of the Institute of Food Technologists, is a community of donors who promote the education, service, and research that advance access to safe and nutritious food. Feeding Tomorrow programs raise awareness of food science and technology while guiding students who will be prepared to one day meet the needs of a growing global population. The Fun Run & Walk is co-sponsored by the IFT Student Association (IFTSA) and Feeding Tomorrow.
If you have pre-registered for the Fun Run, be sure to pick up your race bib and t-shirt at the Fun Run Booth at the Grand Concourse of McCormick Place on Sunday, July 18, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Participants who signed up for the Ann Hollingsworth ticket may also pick up their commemorative wrist band. Custom plaques will be awarded to the first, second, and third place men’s and women’s 5K winners.
On Monday, registration will begin at 5:45 a.m., and the race will start at 6:15 a.m. The race will begin at the west side of Columbus Drive at Grant Park, just south of East Balbo Ave. Buses to take participants to the Fun Run will depart at 5:30 a.m. from the following hotels:
• Westin Michigan Avenue, 909 N. Michigan Ave. – Delaware St. entrance
• Hilton Garden Inn, 10 E. Grand Ave. – Grand Ave. entrance
• Embassy Suites Lakefront, 511 N. Columbus Drive – Columbus Drive entrance
• Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Drive – On Wacker Drive in front of the East Tower
• Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St. – Wabash St. entrance
• Hyatt Regency McCormick Place – On Martin Luther King Drive
The IFTSA and Feeding Tomorrow gratefully acknowledge the Fun Run event sponsors:
Platinum: Chicago Section IFT, Danisco, D.D. Williamson, General Mills, Michael Foods,
Southern California Section IFT
Gold: David Michael, Del Monte, GNT, Mars Botanical, National Starch Food Innovation, PepsiCo
Silver: Coca-Cola, Starbucks
Bronze: IFT Food Engineering Division, IFT Food Laws and Regulations Division, IFT Foodservice Division, Hershey, Kraft Foods, Oregon Section IFT, Maryland Section IFT, Richmond Baking, Western New York Section IFT
The Fun Run bags were generously donated by TIC Gums.
