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GAC Dash for a Difference 5K Run/Walk

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The Genesys Athletic Club Dash for a Difference 5K Run/Walk
Genesys Athletic Club will host the 10th annual 5K Run/Walk. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Genesys Home & Hospice Care Center.

The fundraising event will take place Saturday, September 25, 2010, on the Genesys Regional Medical Center Health Park trails. Registration begins at 8:30 am, at the Genesys Athletic Club. The 5K Run competition starts at 10 am, followed by the 5K Walk at 10:05 am, the 1 mile fitness run at 10:45 am and the indoor kids fitness fun run (1/4 mile) will start at 11:10 am. The outdoor course winds through Health Park’s 478 acres of woodlands and wildlife. The top three finishers in each adult age group will receive awards; all kid’s race participants will receive a finishers award.

To register for the race, please visit Active.com or download and print the online registration form.

On the day of the race, childcare is available for children ages 2 – 10 years old; advance registration is required by calling (810) 606-7534.

Genesys Home & Hospice Care provides hospice care wherever a patient lives, whether it be their home, a nursing home, an assisted living facility, or at Genesys Hospice Care Center in Goodrich. Genesys Hospice is dedicated to providing comprehensive care and support to enhance quality of life through expert pain control, symptom management, psychosocial and spiritual support in accordance to individual patient wishes. The Genesys Hospice team uses a holistic approach tailored to the needs of the patient in providing the services of nurse, home health aide, social worker, therapists, volunteers and clergy, under the direction of the primary care physician. Hospice staff are available 24 hours a day to ensure patients needs are met as soon as they arise. Genesys Hospice Care Center offers a peaceful, homelike environment for those patients in need of acute symptom management, respite to relieve caregivers, or need for alternative living arrangements.

For more information on Hospice Services at Genesys, call (810) 636-5000.