City Of Bellevue's Mayor to Declare April 16-17th Bellevue Run Weekend

Donald Davidson, Mayor of Bellevue, Washington, is to proclaim April 16-17, 2011, to be Bellevue Run Weekend, in support of Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club's 10K/5K Run/Walk and Kids' Dash

Bellevue, WA – April 13, 2011 – In its fifth year, the Bellevue 10K/5K Run/Walk (www.BellevueRun.com), a family event brought to you by the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club (BBRC), is to be recognized by Mayor Donald Davidson, prior to the start, with a Declaration that recognizes the weekend of April 16-17 as "Bellevue Run Weekend."

The declaration recognizes Bellevue nationally as one of the best places in America to live and in which to launch a business and which actively supports programs that build community and healthy lifestyles for families, adults, teens, and children. The Mayor is planning to read the declaration at 7:50AM on April 17th, prior to the start of the race, which will add to the excitement of this family event that starts in Bellevue's Downtown Park and includes the Overlake Hospital 10K Run, The Y Family 5K Run/Walk, and Seattle Children's Kids' Dash. Prior to the Mayor's declaration, participants and spectators are invited to visit the Starbucks Race Village to get a cup of coffee and to learn about health and fitness by checking out event sponsor booths and vendor exhibits. We are also encouraging participants to enter a bib raffle drawing after the race for great prizes.

This year's event is already exceeding the 1200 participants that took part last year. The event will raise money to support the works of the Seattle's Children's Autism Center, Kindering, the Bellevue City Program Scholarship Fund, Bellevue City Family Camp Out, and other Eastside local charities. Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club has also attracted a record number of sponsors to support this year's event, which has helped to generate an unprecedented level of participation from people of all ages in our community. These sponsors include Overlake Hospital, Starbucks, The YMCA, Brooks Running, The Microsoft Store, the City of Bellevue, Lingenbrink, Slalom Consulting, Escape Outdoors, Eagle, and many others.

"We are tremendously excited with the news that Mayor Donald Davidson is going to declare the April 16‑17 weekend as Bellevue Run Weekend prior to the start of the race. This declaration will recognize the fact that the Bellevue 10K/5K Run/Walk is helping to bring together neighbors and people from all sections of our community to celebrate and practice improved health through running and walking," said Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club President Chuck Kimbrough. He further added, "It is these types of events that make Bellevue the vibrant and pleasant community that we all enjoy."