ACT RUN FOR THE RAINFOREST 5K

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | 8:30 am

Arlington, VA - Marymount University (Ballston Campus)

On-line registration for the ACT Run for the Rainforest will open in mid-March 2009. We will send out a reminder e-mail regarding on-line registration about 5 days prior to the opening date to everyone who entered the 2008 race (including those whose applications were rejected), as long as we have a valid email address for you.

A USATF-certified Marymount University 5K course will take runners along the Bluemont Junction, W&OD and Custis trails of Arlington VA.

Location: The race will be held near the Ballston Campus of Marymount University (1000 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201); the start line is directly across the street behind the Holiday Inn. The finish line is near the Marymount building (start/finish line within a block of each other).

Water stops, food, commemorative item, overall, and age group awards will be provided.

Volunteering:

We will need approximately 75 volunteers to conduct the event. All volunteers will receive the official Run for the Rainforest T-shirt.

$20 Early Bird Registration through April 30th. May through June 21st $25. All registrations are non-refundable.

Race Management:

Lisa Hundley-Reeves

703-522-4684

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About Us

Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) is an international, not-for-profit organization that partners with indigenous peoples across Amazonia to conserve bio-diversity, traditional culture, and health. It is our strong belief that the people who best know, use and protect the rainforest are the indigenous people who live there. Operations in Brazil, Columbia, and Suriname have helped more than two dozen tribes map, manage, and protect their territories. Through the Shaman's and Apprentice program ACT helps preserve knowledge of natural indigeneous medicine.

In 2008, we launch our first race to reach out to our local community—to think globally while acting locally—to help stop climate change and global warming by preserving the Amazon rainforest. We hope that you will join ACT and the Arlington community in protecting the environment as a supporter of the race.

Please consider supporting ACT's programmatic efforts. ACT has lead the way in saving the Amazon and its indigenous peoples by using an innovative, holistic approach that is set on simultaneously protecting biodiversity, strengthening traditional indigenous cultures, and improving health care in the Amazon Basin of South America. Donate Now