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Hundreds Turn Out in the Rain for Fitzy’s Halloween 5K Run in Wyomissing
Hundreds turned out Sunday morning to run through puddles and mud for the 15th annual Fitzy’s Halloween 5K Run. Despite the deluge of rain many of the 400 pre-registered runners came out and about a dozen more signed up Sunday morning. “We’ve had rain, hurricane...
About 500 Turn Out for Fitzy’s Halloween 5K Run/Walk in Wyomissing
About 500 runners and walkers headed to the Stone House Park in Wyomissing on Sunday for the 14th annual Fitzy’s Halloween 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run. The race was created in memory of Lauren Fitzgerald, a Wyomissing graduate who died of a brain tumor at 20 in...
About 600 Turn Out for Annual Benefit Run in Wyomissing
About 600 runners participated in the Fitzy’s Halloween 5K and Fun Run/Walk at the Stone House in Wyomissing on Sunday. The annual event is hosted by the Lauren Foundation in memory of Lauren Fitzgerald, a 2003 Wyomissing High School graduate who died in 2005 of a...
5K Run Raises $6,000 for American Brain Tumor Association
The chill of a crisp, autumn morning welcomed runners and walkers from all over Berks County to Blue Marsh Lake for the third annual Gray Matter Matters 5K in support of the American Brain Tumor Association. About 80 runners raised roughly $6,000, organizers said....
Run to Raise Money for Brain Cancer Research
When Michael Fitzgerald, a teacher at Wilson School District, lost his 20-year-old daughter to a brain tumor in July 2005, his life didn’t stop. In fact, with the help of his wife and daughters, the family hosted a Halloween-themed 5K in Lauren Fitzgerald’s memory....
About 600 People Turn Out for Fitzy’s 5K Run in Wyomissing
About 600 people ran or walked Sunday in Fitzy’s 5K Run in Wyomissing, according to event organizers. “Every year it seems like we grow a little bit more,” said Michael Fitzgerald, who started the run 10 years ago after losing his 20-year-old daughter, Lauren, to a...