{"id":19116,"date":"2011-05-18T18:08:23","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T22:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=19116"},"modified":"2011-05-18T18:08:23","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T22:08:23","slug":"riverwalkrun-to-kick-off-riverfest-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2011\/05\/18\/riverwalkrun-to-kick-off-riverfest-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"RiverWalk\/Run to kick off RiverFest 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/t2011_RiverFest.jpg\" alt=\"2011 RiverFest logo.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from IPFW:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>RiverWalk\/Run to Kick Off RiverFest 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(May 17, 2011) &#8211; The second annual IPFW RiverFest RiverWalk\/Run 4 km\u00c2\u00a0(2.5 miles), sponsored by UPSTAR, is set for Saturday morning, June 25,\u00c2\u00a0on the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) campus.\u00c2\u00a0The RiverWalk\/Run is the first official event of IPFW RiverFest 2011,\u00c2\u00a0sponsored by Steel Dynamics, and is a family friendly walk and run with\u00c2\u00a0the &#8220;Go Fetch&#8221; animal card game, live music, and learning experiences\u00c2\u00a0along the course. Participants will travel a scenic course along the\u00c2\u00a0River Greenway trails, campus sidewalks, and student housing. It will be\u00c2\u00a0a great way to start the day!<\/p>\n<p>Anyone interested in taking part can sign up by completing and\u00c2\u00a0returning the registration form, <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/ipfwriverfest.org\/events\/riverwalkrun\">available on-line<\/span>. Registration is only $5 \u00c2\u00a0per\u00c2\u00a0person or $15 for a family of four, and there is a $10 additional fee\u00c2\u00a0for a RiverFest t-shirt. RiverFest towels will be given to the first 300\u00c2\u00a0participants.<\/p>\n<p>RiverRun\/Walk Details:<\/p>\n<p>[list type=&#8221;black&#8221;]<br \/>\n[li]7:30 a.m.: Registration\/check in begins[\/li]<br \/>\n[li]9 a.m.: 4 km begins on the main IPFW entrance drive[\/li]<br \/>\n[li]10:30 a.m.: Awards[\/li]<br \/>\n[\/list]<\/p>\n<p>Awards:<\/p>\n<p>[list type=&#8221;black&#8221;]<br \/>\n[li]Top 10 scores in the &#8220;Go Fetch&#8221; Animal Card Challenge Game[\/li]<br \/>\n[li]First place male and female, ages 14 and under[\/li]<br \/>\n[li]First place male and female, ages 15 and older[\/li]<br \/>\n[li]First place male and female wheelchair participants[\/li]<br \/>\n[\/list]<\/p>\n<p>The RiverFest RiverWalk\/Run is sponsored by UPSTAR Realtors. Additional\u00c2\u00a0support is provided by the IPFW Department of Athletics, \u00c2\u00a0Recreation, and\u00c2\u00a0Intramural Sports; Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation; Historic Fort Wayne\u00c2\u00a0Inc.; Fort Wayne Trails; Friends of The Rivers; and City of Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n<p>Go to ipfwriverfest.org for complete RiverFest information. For more\u00c2\u00a0information on the RiverWalk\/Run, contact Judy Tillapaugh at<br \/>\n260-481-6647 or <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"mailto:tillapau@ipfw.edu\">tillapau@ipfw.edu<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100203.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"IPFW float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='019ceac1c0c477bbd44eaae376911a11' data-image-id=\"3246\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100203.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100203.jpg\" data-title=\"IPFW float\" data-description=\"IPFW float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"IPFW float\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"IPFW float\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3246\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100203.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/dailydish.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Daily Dish screen capture from Fort Wayne, Indiana. 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Andrew Sullivan presented a lecture at IPFW on November 10, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Daily Dish screen capture\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Daily Dish screen capture\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4395\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_dailydish.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/citilink\/2011_bus_stuff.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"(l-r) Sara Garcia with IPFW Housing, Michael Franke with the Komets, Betsy Kachmar with Citilink, Claudia Johnson with the Community Harvest Food Bank and Chuck Lewton with Ivy Tech Community College. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='019ceac1c0c477bbd44eaae376911a11' data-image-id=\"5979\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/citilink\/2011_bus_stuff.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/citilink\/thumbs\/thumbs_2011_bus_stuff.jpg\" data-title=\"2011 Bus Stuff agencies\" data-description=\"(l-r) Sara Garcia with IPFW Housing, Michael Franke with the Komets, Betsy Kachmar with Citilink, Claudia Johnson with the Community Harvest Food Bank and Chuck Lewton with Ivy Tech Community College. 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Twitter photo tweeted June 23, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='019ceac1c0c477bbd44eaae376911a11' data-image-id=\"6586\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/awhtlfdcqaeafeo.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_awhtlfdcqaeafeo.jpg\" data-title=\"2012\/06\/23: IPFW RiverFest\" data-description=\"IPFW RiverFest finale is right around the corner! Twitter photo tweeted June 23, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2012\/06\/23: IPFW RiverFest\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2012\/06\/23: IPFW RiverFest\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6586\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_awhtlfdcqaeafeo.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08322.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='019ceac1c0c477bbd44eaae376911a11' data-image-id=\"11162\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08322.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08322.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11162\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08322.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08324.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='019ceac1c0c477bbd44eaae376911a11' data-image-id=\"11163\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08324.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08324.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11163\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08324.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08325.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='019ceac1c0c477bbd44eaae376911a11' data-image-id=\"11164\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08325.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08325.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11164\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08325.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08326.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='019ceac1c0c477bbd44eaae376911a11' data-image-id=\"11165\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08326.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08326.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11165\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08326.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08331.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='019ceac1c0c477bbd44eaae376911a11' data-image-id=\"11166\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08331.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08331.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11166\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08331.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/10936.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don Mini-Don (second from the right), created by Julia Meek.  This was the part of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken October 10, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='019ceac1c0c477bbd44eaae376911a11' data-image-id=\"11167\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/10936.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_10936.jpg\" data-title=\"Mini-Dons\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don Mini-Don (second from the right), created by Julia Meek.  This was the part of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken October 10, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Mini-Dons\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Mini-Dons\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11167\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_10936.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/debra_boggs.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Debra Boggs has been named as the new director of IPFW alumni relations.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='019ceac1c0c477bbd44eaae376911a11' data-image-id=\"11531\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/debra_boggs.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_debra_boggs.jpg\" data-title=\"Debra Boggs\" data-description=\"Debra Boggs has been named as the new director of IPFW alumni relations.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Debra Boggs\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Debra Boggs\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11531\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_debra_boggs.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/justin_busch.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Justin Busch has been named IPFWs new director of alumni relations. 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