Thousands of runners and walkers set to take the Toronto Challenge

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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Media Advisory:  June 12, 2015

 

Thousands of runners and walkers set to take the Toronto Challenge

Runners and walkers of all ages are set to take part in Sunday's annual Toronto Challenge presented by MonsterMortgage.ca in support of Toronto seniors. Funds raised in the annual event benefit the 2,600 residents of Toronto's Long-Term Care Homes and Services facilities and over 40 community agencies that provide support to seniors and vulnerable people across the city.

Date: Sunday, June 14

Times: 9 a.m. aerobic warm-up; 9:30 a.m. race start; 10:30 a.m. awards presentations

Location: David Pecaut Square, Metro Hall, 55 John St.

People of all ages and abilities will be taking part in their choice of the MonsterMortgage.ca 5K run, the Medical Pharmacies 5K walk or the 1K fun walk. Participants will arrive early to register in Metro Hall, adjacent to David Pecaut Square, from 7:30 to 9 a.m.

More information is available at http://www.toronto.ca/challenge.

Long-Term Care Homes and Services is a leader in excellence and ground-breaking services for healthy aging with a commitment to CARE – compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.

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Media contact: Cheryl San Juan, Strategic Communications, 416-397-5305, 416-906-3935 (cell), chsanjua@toronto.ca