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Race organizers of a new 5K to benefit the penguins at Mystic Aquarium pass along these details:

A RACE THAT REALLY IS FOR THE BIRDS!
5k Run and Walk to Benefit Penguin Research and Conservation

MYSTIC, CT – Lace up your sneakers and get those “happy feet” ready to run or walk!
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration will hold a 5k run/walk at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 13th to benefit the care of our much loved African Penguins.

Participants will get FREE admission into the Aquarium on Race Day.
The person who raises the most funds will receive an original piece of penguin art created by none other than the penguins themselves! The runner up will get a Penguin Contact Program.

Have some fun, get some exercise and support a great cause. We’ve planned a fun trail and road course and there is a separate ¼ mile kid’s race. Visit www.mysticaquarium.org to get your entry form and find out more details about the run/walk for the penguins.

Entry fee: $20 on or before October 1, 2007 or $25 day of the race. Children are $10 (age 3-12). Raise $50 or more in pledges and waive the registration fee. You’ll also receive a free race T-shirt.

WHAT: Penguin 5k (run or fun walk)
WHEN: Saturday, October 13, 2007
WHERE: Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
TIME: 9 a.m.
WHY: To benefit our penguin research & conservation efforts
INFO: www.mysticaquarium.org

Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration is a division of Sea Research Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit institution. The Foundation’s mission is to inspire people everywhere to care about and protect our oceans by exploring and sharing their biological, ecological, and cultural treasures.

Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
55 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, Connecticut
Exit 90 off I-95
(860) 572 5955
Hours: 7 days a week, 9:00am to 6:00pm

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