The Coppell ISD Education Foundation is sponsoring its third annual “Run to Fund” community-wide 5K and 10K Race and Fun Run on Saturday, May 3 at Coppell High School. All races begin and end on the track at the Buddy Echols Stadium with the 5K and 10K events being timed using the ChronoTrack disposable tag timing system. Awards will be given to male and female finishers of pre-determined age groups.

The one-mile Fun Run/Walk will begin at 8 a.m. and is a simple course around the field house and high school. Timed events will start at 8:30 a.m. extending through the Andy Brown Park system and city streets of Coppell. Race registration is online at www.coppellisdef.com through midnight, May 1, 2013. Early Registration cost for the Fun Run is $10, $20 for the 5K, and $25 for the 10K. Student rates are available for the 5K and 10K at $15 each, until April 20. Late Registration starts April 21, with the Fun Run costing $15, the 5K $25 and the 10K $30. Race Day prices increase by $5 and registration will begin at 6:30 a.m. Online registration packets can be picked up at Run On! in Coppell at 680 N. Denton Tap Road from April 28 – May 1, 2014.

The community event is a fundraiser for the Education Foundation and is coordinated in partnership with the City of Coppell, Coppell Independent School District and supported by many local business sponsors. The Foundation is a non-profit organization of volunteers, chartered in 2000, whose efforts have donated more than $870,000 in support of the students and teachers of Coppell ISD through innovative classroom grants. The Foundation hosts several fundraisers throughout the year and, on May 6th, will host the annual Student/Teacher Academic Recognition Banquet that honors those who have exhibited the highest standards of educational excellence in Coppell ISD.