HOULTON, Maine — Katahdin Trust, the Houlton Parks and Recreation Department and the Aroostook Musterds will sponsor the 34th Annual Wild Katahdin Trust Snow Run in Houlton on Saturday, Feb. 3, during Moosestompers Weekend.
The event will benefit the Houlton Recreation Department in their effort to raise funds for some much needed playground equipment upgrades, including a sensory swing and wheelchair-accessible glider.
“Katahdin Trust is proud to sponsor the Wild Katahdin Trust Snow Run year after year,” said Krista Putnam, the bank’s vice president of marketing. “For a century, Katahdin Trust has been committed to being a positive influence, to providing opportunity, to making lives better in the communities that we serve, and we believe the Wild Katahdin Trust Snow Run does just that.”
Runners and walkers alike are welcome to participate.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Millar Civic Center. Walkers will head out on a 2-mile course at 10:45 a.m. and the 5K run will begin at 11 a.m.
Refreshments and a traditional chicken stew will be served after the event by Katahdin Trust employee volunteers. The cost is $12 per person; the first 50 people to register will receive a T-shirt.
Age categories for the run include: under 14; 15-18; 19-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; and over 60. Awards will be handed out to the first-place male and female in each age group; overall top male and female runners; the top five walkers to complete the walk; and of course, the “Mean Runner.”
Those who would like to participate should preregister. Applications can be picked up at any Katahdin Trust location and are also available online. Checks can be made payable to Town of Houlton and mailed to the Houlton Recreation Department, 128 Main Street, Houlton, ME 04730.
