FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 14, 2011)

START THE STAMPEDE ON OCTOBER 22 FOR RUNNING FOR RHINOS
Stay for Radio Disney’s Healthy You at the Zoo

Charge around the Zoo on a 5K race or amble through the park on a 1K family fun run and raise money for rhino conservation. Guests are encouraged to add to the fun and dress as their favorite animals. All proceeds from the race will be donated to the Dallas Zoo’s Conservation Fund. Registration in the race includes a t-shirt and full-day admission to the Zoo so participants can enjoy the rest of the day at a slower pace.

The 5K race starts at the Zoo entrance at 8:15 a.m. and the route travels along roads around the Zoo perimeter and concludes at Cat Green in ZooNorth. The family fun run begins at 8:00 a.m. and the course remains inside the Zoo. Family, friends, and spectators will celebrate at the end of the race with a party, awards ceremony, and animal presentation as well as drawings for door prizes.

Participants who pre-register at www.DallasZoo.com by October 17 can pick up their packets at Luke’s Locker at Mockingbird and Highway 75 on October 19-21 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Walk-up registration and packet pick up the day of the race begins at 7 a.m. at the Zoo entrance. Pre-registration cost: 5K Race- $30 pp; 1K Family Fun Run- $20 pp. Day of event cost: 5K Race- $35 pp; 1K Family Fun Run- $25 pp.

When registration begins until the end of the race, the Dallas Zoo’s Green Team and Luke’s Locker will take your donations of used tennis shoes to donate to the needy or send for recycling.

Sponsors include: Tiger ($5,000) – Simply Fit; Giraffe ($2,500) – Luke’s Locker, MetalMan Design/Build, Mattress Giant; Water Stop ($1,500) – Holmes Murphy; Port-A-Potty ($1,500) – Dallas Chapter of American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK); Zebra ($1,000) – Mazuri, Carruthers, Brian Loncar & Associates, Whole Earth Provision Co., $500 – Stewart Organization, Borden Dairy, Stephanie James Memorial Foundation, Gigantic Color. Media sponsors include Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket, WFAA-TV; and Rhino-Jax.

We’re making fitness fun all day. After the race, stay for Radio Disney’s Healthy You at the Zoo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, and Radio Disney for a high-energy day filled with exciting activities centered on healthy lifestyles. Take your picture with BCBS Blue Bear and check out the Care Van with information about childhood immunizations.