• 39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day 5K Run & Fitness Walk
For more information, please contact the Progressive Officers Club of Miami-Dade County (305) 685-8762 / info@progressiveofficersclub.com
Begins at 8 a.m. at the MLK Plaza Metrorail Station: 6205 NW 27th Ave.
Participant numbers and T-shirts must be picked up at race site between 6:30 a.m.- 7:45 a.m.
Entry fees: $25 Adults, ages 15 and older
$15 Youth, ages 14 and younger
Awards: 5K Run 5K Walk
Given to top 3 finishers in each age group: Given to top finisher in each age group:
· 8 and under
· 9-11
· 12-14
· 15-19
· 20-75 (in 5 yr. age increments)
· 75 and over
At 10 a.m., a moving unity celebration will feature Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and other religious leaders ledging to continue Dr. King’s work for social and spiritual change through interfaith collaboration. Taking place at the parade starting line, the signing of a written covenant will be followed by the national anthem performed by a military band, and the Blessing of the Community by clergy from various traditions. Additional entertainment will follow until the parade begins.
“History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition
was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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