For many years, the Kiwanis Fun Run has been a tradition in Wilsonville on the last Saturday of July, and it is the major fundraiser for the local Kiwanis Club. Kids of all ages (through 8th grade) can sign up for free to run some distance (depending on their age) on the running track by Wood Middle School and receive a free shirt, medal, snacks, and free lunch at Chipotle on July 29. To extend…
Every year in July, Wilsonville Kiwanis hosts the Kids Fun Run, a free event for children from preschool age to 8th grade. For the first time this year, the morning will start with a 5k for the older kids and adults. The funds raised by the run support children in the community by partnering with the Wilsonville Library, and elementary, middle and high schools.
My daughter turned 3 in April. She’s a pretty typical 3-year-old. Whatever she is doing at the moment is her favorite thing to do, and planning any activities in the future is a little boring to her. “Do you want to take swim lessons?” might elicit a heartfelt “YES!” one day and an apathetic “No” the next. So for the week before the Kiwanis Kids Runs in Wilsonville on Saturday, we talked it up every…
As runners, parents typically try to encourage their children in participating in their sport. Many road races offer kids races, but the transition from the half mile “kids run” to the full distance 5k often doesn’t get bridged easily. Each summer on the last Saturday of July, the Wilsonville Kiwanis Club organizes the Kids Fun Run, which is open and free to all children from preschool age to middle school, and the running distance depends…
