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BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Mayor Managing Director
COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION
News Release
For Immediate Release June 4, 2018
LENNY RAPOZO, DIRECTOR
Tel (808) 241-4460
Fax (808) 241-5126
Online registration for 10th annual Mayor-a-thon runs through June 22
KAPA`A — The public is invited to participate in the 10th annual Mayor-a-thon scheduled
for Saturday, June 23, at the Kapa`a Beach Park.
Online pre -registration is at www.getfitkauai.com and runs through June 22 at noon. The
first 500 to pre -register will receive a free T-shirt. All participants will receive a free cinch bag
from Kaiser Permanente.
Participants can walk, run or bike one, two, four, six or eight miles on Ke Ala Hele
Makalae, the multi -use path. Dogs on leashes are welcome.
Check -in begins at 6:30 a.m., warm-up is at 7 a.m., and the event starts at 7:15 a.m.
"Hundreds of residents and visitors join us for this fun event every year," said Bev
Brody, director of Get Fit Kauai. "It's free, you get to exercise, enjoy a healthy breakfast, and a
chance to win great prizes!"
"It's so wonderful to see many of our ohana as well as visitors enjoying themselves at
this event, which has all of the elements of good, clean fun," said Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr.
"This is our 10th Mayor-a-thon, and I hope to see each and every one of you out there."
Club.
The grand prize for the event is a two -night stay at the Kauai Marriott Resort and Beach
You must pre -register and be present to win prizes.
A Healthy Food Drive is also part of the event with proceeds going to the Kaua'i
Independent Food Bank and The Hawai'i Food Bank — Kaua'i Branch.
Suggested items to donate include: canned fruits and vegetables; brown or hapa rice;
whole grains; dried beans and lentils; canned low sodium meat; or shelf stable milk with
calcium. For more ideas, you can download the Healthy Food Drive flyer at
www.aetfitkauai.com.
As the Mayor-a-thon is a Zero Waste event, participants should bring their own water
bottles.
Free bus service will be provided for participants. Pick-up locations and times for the
Westside are scheduled as follows:
• Kekaha Neighborhood Center — 5:30 a.m.
• Waimea Athletic Field — 5:35 a.m.
• Hanapepe Multi -Purpose Building — 5:45 a.m.
• Kalaheo Post Office — 5:55 a.m.
• Kukui Grove Center— 6:10 a.m.
• Return trip from the Kapa'a Public Library — 10:15 a.m.
The North Shore pick-up locations and times are as follows:
• Princeville Shopping Center— 5:35 a.m.
• Anaina Hou — 5:45 a.m.
• Anahola Post Office — 5:55 a.m.
The Mayor-a-thon is sponsored by Get Fit Kauai, Kaiser Permanente, HMSA, Hawaii
Public Health Institute, Hawai'i State Department of Health, and the County of Kaua'i.
If you need an ASL interpreter, materials in an alternate format, or other auxiliary aid
support, or an interpreter for a language other than English, please contact Brody at 212-4765
or bbrody1 cc)-hawaii.rr.com at least 10 days before the event.
Online pre -registration is at www.getfitkauai.com and runs through June 22 at noon. The first
500 to pre -register will receive a free T-shirt.