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Registration, sponsorship now open for Naperville Sunrise Rotary St. Paddy’s Day 5K Live

Registration is now underway for the 14th Annual Sunrise Rotary St. Paddy’s Day 5K slated to begin at 8AM on Sat., March 11, in Downtown Naperville. Held in cooperation with the West Suburban Irish, the St. Paddy’s Day 5K is held immediately prior to the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The race is one of the first certified 5K events of the running season in the area, and often sells out.

St Paddy’s Day run benefits local charities for youth & families

Proceeds from the event will benefit Inside Out Club Fee Assistance and Character-Building Programs; Little Friends Family Respite Program expansion, and Fee Assistance for students attending the Naperville YMCA Safe ‘n Sound after-school programming.

Corporate sponsor opportunities, registration and volunteer openings can be found at the website www.StPaddysDay5k.com.

Rotary/Sunrise Photo

Run in costume for fun and prizes

St. Patrick’s Day themed costumes and hats are encouraged. Costume awards encourage participants to enter into the festive spirit of the event by donning their St. Patrick’s Day finery for the run.

Participants receive a collectable St. Paddy’s Day 5K technical running shirt. Prizes are awarded to the top overall male and female runners and commemorative prizes to the top three male and female runners per age division. Post-run refreshments will be offered in an open-air tent. Race times will be posted online.

“As our biggest fundraiser each year, the St. Paddy’s Day 5K is critical to our club mission to help local youth and families. Our club’s legacy over the past 32 years has been to meet youth and families with care and support in all of life’s circumstances. This particular event is also a fun kick-off to St. Patrick’s Day revelry in Naperville,” noted Rotary Club of Naperville-Sunrise President Stephanie Randall.

For more information and registration ($30 per participant), visit www.StPaddysDay5k.com.

Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise Report and Photos

Save the date to celebrate St Patrick from beginning to end

Immediately following the 5K, members of the Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise are known to fall into place during the WSI St. Patrick’s Parade that winds through downtown Naperville. (PN File Photo)

The West Suburban Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade is time to put on the green to celebrate Irish heritage and culture. The annual parade meanders through downtown Naperville, starting from the corner of Mill Street near Naperville North High School. Led by the American Legion Post 43-Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873 Joint Color Guard, the parade proceeds south on Mill to Jefferson, east to Main Street and south to Water Street where the parade ends.

Registration to enter parade entries is now in progress for the event that steps off at 10AM Sat., March 11, 2023.

For details about participating in the annual West Suburban Irish St. Patrick’s Parade, visit www.wsirish.org.

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