Promotional Spotlight: Courier-Kiwanis Sesame Place Classic

Promotional Spotlight: Courier-Kiwanis Sesame Place Classic

 

For nineteen years, the Bucks County Courier Times (Levittown) has been a proud sponsor of the Courier-Kiwanis Sesame Place Classic. This annual 5K run (and 1-mile fun run and kids sprint) is held each May to support the Dick Dougherty Scholarship Fund – in memory of the longtime Courier Times sports editor. Scholarship funds are raised through the $30 registration fee (that includes a ticket to Sesame Place), as well as corporate sponsorships.

Courier Times sports writer Wayne Fish and communications director Amy Gianficaro work closely with race co-sponsor, the Levittown-Bristol Kiwanis Club, to provide fundraising and management support, along with volunteers at the race, which attracts approximately 800 participants each year.

Scholarships are awarded to both a male and female scholar-athlete, from sixteen Bucks County high schools, who excel academically and athletically, and represent the ideals of good community citizens. They are also celebrated in the newspaper for their achievement.

For more information about the race, contact Amy Gianficaro at agianficaro@calkins.com.