Opportunity
Village’s Las Vegas Great Santa Run®
Santa
Claus is coming downtown Saturday, December 7, as the ninth annual Las Vegas
Great Santa Run® raises funds and awareness for Opportunity Village and its
unparalleled programs. Las Vegans can still register to be a part of history as
Grand Marshal Shania Twain leads thousands of red-suited racers to the streets
for a 5K run and one-mile Kris Kringle Jingle walk to support the beloved
non-profit.
Register
today at LasVegasSantaRun.org, individual racers: $40, adult teams: $35/runner,
children: $25.
Now
an official Nevada 150 event, the race course will begin under the glowing
overhead screens of Fremont Street Experience and continue throughout downtown,
passing a number of landmarks and some of Las Vegas’ most captivating
architecture. The 2013 race will be bigger and better than ever as local
businesses join Opportunity Village to spread the spirit of giving:
· TEAM SHANIA: As Grand Marshal, country
superstar Shania Twain will welcome participants and announce the start of the
race. The headliner of SHANIA: STILL THE ONE at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
also is captain of Team Shania, which fans are encouraged to join and raise
funds to reach the following incentives:
o $50 – Official Team Shania T-Shirt
o $250 – Access to Team Shania VIP Tent with
complimentary breakfast; Team Shania T-Shirt
o $500 – Two tickets to SHANIA:STILL THE ONE;
access to Team Shania VIP Tent with complimentary breakfast; Team Shania
T-Shirt
o $1,000 – Two VIP tickets to SHANIA:STILL
THE ONE; Meet-and-Greet with Shania after the show; access to Team Shania VIP Tent
with complimentary breakfast on day of run; Team Shania T-Shirt
· DANCE: Participants of the Great Santa
Run will be treated to an exciting appearance by the world-famous dance crew,
Jabbawockeez, who will perform pulse-pounding numbers from their captivating
show PRiSM at Luxor Hotel and Casino. Opportunity Village’s own OV Elvi, the
world’s only all Elvis dance troupe, will bring the house down with their
interpretation of The King’s greatest hits.
· MUSIC: JERSEY BOYS star Jeff Leibow
will lend his vocal talents to commence the race with a rendition of the
national anthem. Additionally, creator of the Great Santa Run theme song,
George Dare, will pump up the runners as he leads the crowd in belting out the
catchy chorus, “Run, Santa, Run!” DJ Mikey P will get racers pumped up spinning
a variety of top hits and Christmas classics.
· FOOD TRUCKS: A collection of Las
Vegas’ favorite food trucks will satisfy the cravings of hungry racers,
including Chi-Town Hustler, Lobster ME and several others.
· SPONSORS: The Great Santa Run’s
sponsors will ensure that the fun never stops throughout race day. Zappos will
warm cold hands with free pairs of gloves for the thousands of St. Nick
lookalikes. To ease aching post-race muscles, Massage Envy will offer
complimentary massages. For a quick caffeine boost, runners can grab a cup of
coffee from Circle K Convenience Stores, which makes for a perfect pairing with
the 75 dozen donuts to be donated by Krispy Kreme. Racers will also find
smoothie samples from Jamba Juice, protein shakes from Core Power, hot cocoa
from Team NSTech and free swag from Yelp LV and iDocUSA/Dr. Amel Youssef
Optometry.
· REGISTRATION: Pre-register for the
Great Santa Run at LasVegasSantaRun.org. Participants can register online as an
individual racer for $40 or sign up as an adult team for $35 a runner, or sign
up day-of for $50. Children can join the festivities for $25; $35 on race day.
The
Las Vegas Great Santa Run continues to fight for the reigning title of “World
Santa Challenge” champion. This friendly competition takes place between
various “Santa Runs” across the globe, in cities including Liverpool, Tasmania
and Osaka, to see which race can accrue the most participants. During its nine
years in existence, Las Vegas has won the coveted award eight times. In
preparation, Opportunity Village’s Associate Executive Director, Linda Smith,
will travel across the Atlantic to challenge Las Vegas’ Liverpool rivals, this
weekend.
Opportunity
Village’s Las Vegas Great Santa Run®
Saturday,
December 7, 2013
8
a.m.: Registration and entertainment begin
10
a.m.: 5K run starts; one-mile Kris Kringle Jingle walk immediately follows
Third
Street Stage
Fremont
Street Experience
Downtown
Las Vegas, Nevada
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