Warrior Booster Club Hosts Keepataw Family Fun Run

The Old Quarry Warrior Booster Club will host its second annual Keepataw Family Fun Run on Monday, Sept. 2, in downtown Lemont.

Participants who register before race day can save by paying a reduced rate of $20 for adults and $15 for children ages 13 and under, and the first 200 runners to register will receive a Fun Run T-shirt. Day-of-race registration will cost $25 for adults and $20 for 13 and under.

Runners who have preregistered can pick up their packets at Front Street Cantina between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday or at 8 a.m. the day of the race. Race-day registration begins at 7:30 a.m.

Race organizers will post runners’ times, and first-and second-place winners in 10 age categories will be awarded medals. 

What does the Warrior Booster Club do?

Community leaders and parents formed the not-for-profit Warrior Booster Club to support extra-curricular activities for students at Old Quarry Middle School after the financial situation of Lemont-Bromberek School District 113A forced the board of education to cut activities in 2010.

According to the group’s website, last year, more than 800 students participated in extra-curricular activities supported by the Warrior Booster Club. The activities are made possible by sponsorships, tax-deductible donations – and through fund-raising events such as the Keepataw Family Fun Run.

For more information on other opportunities to donate to the Warrior Booster Club, click here.