Enfield Rotary Club “Cinco K Mayo” Charity 5K Run/Walk, May 4, 2013; Howland & Sargent Event Sponsor

The 2nd Annual “Cinco K Mayo” Charity 5K Run/Walk is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2013. This year’s Event Sponsor is Howland & Sargent Insurance of Somers. The event is slated to start at 9 a.m. at 124 North Maple Road (Enrico Fermi High School) with registration beginning at 8:00 a.m. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit the Rotary Club of Enfield Charitable Fund, Inc., which funds community projects including scholarships to Juniors and Seniors in college and, for the first time this year, a new scholarship for high school seniors from Enfield and Fermi High Schools going to a four-year college. Recipients will exemplify the characteristics of the Rotary Four-Way Test. In 2012, there were 300 participants who helped raise over $9,000 for the Enfield Rotary Accessible Playground project at the Enfield Public Library. The 5K route is a certified, flat course and the race is professionally chip timed. New this year, the Walk route follows the 5K route. All participants will receive a tee shirt and prizes will be awarded for individual and team tee shirt creativity. Winners in each category will receive cash prizes. Entertainment for this year’s event will be provided by DJ Hatch. Acapulco’s of Enfield will host a post-race fiesta. The Enfield Rotary Club is celebrating its 85th Anniversary. Rotary Club members make a difference in the lives of many and the Enfield Police Department’s Toys for Joy, Enfield Food Shelf, Loaves and Fishes, Enfield and Fermi High School Safe Grad Parties and a community garden and gazebo at the Enfield Senior Center are among the projects supported by Rotary. Shop-Rite of Enfield, William Laboratories and The Sports Department are Elite Sponsors and Fitness Together is an Advanced Sponsor. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available ranging from $1,000 to $100. Please contact Jen Kiner at 860.763.4077 or email at Jennifer@HowlandSargent.com. To register for the 5K Run/Walk visit www.enfieldctrotary.org or www.facebook.com/enfieldctrotaryclub. For more information about the Enfield Rotary Club, please call Club President, Ed Palomba at 860.741.4395 or visit www.enfieldctrotary.org.