9:19 a.m., April 6, 2010----The inaugural Race to Give Back 5-kilometer run to benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday, April 18, on the University of Delaware's Laird Campus and along Creek Road.

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The race is sponsored by a number of campus organizations, including the Office of Residence Life, Healthy Hens with the support of AstraZeneca, National Residence Hall Honorary, and the Resident Student Association.

There will be T-shirts and post-race refreshments for all participants, as well as a post-race raffle sponsored by Student Centers.

The Student Government Association, Student Centers Programming Advisory Board, Triathlon Club, Intramural Sports, and Dining Services are supporters of the race.

The entry fee is $16 until Wednesday, April 14, and $20 the day of the event. Registration will begin at noon and will be held at the Christiana Commons. The race course will go through Laird Campus then out and back along Creek Road.

Pledges and contributions can be made by checks payable to the Resident Student Association and can be mailed to Race to Give Back c/o University of Delaware, 5 Courtney Street, Newark, DE 19716, attention Rebecca Krylow.

For more information and to register online, visit the Web page and scroll down to the information on the race.

In January, Krylow and Lulu Kaliher, two complex coordinators in the Office of Residence Life, wanted to organize a 5K with a philanthropic focus. After the earthquake in Haiti struck on Jan. 12, they decided that all proceeds from the race would benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

The Disaster Relief Fund allows the Red Cross to provide desperately needed immediate emergency assistance to victims of all disasters, small and large. The fund provides for free assistance not only to victims of major disasters like floods and earthquakes but also to smaller local disasters, like house fires.

Because the American Red Cross is not a government agency, it relies on the donations of private individuals and organizations to provide assistance to those affected by disasters.

All of the proceeds from the Race to Give Back 5K will be donated to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.