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Run of
the Dead
5/10K
stars
pre race
warm up
with
CHIC@S
ACTIV@S
con
Leticia
De La
Torre
leading
some
light
cardio,
such as
jogging
in
place,
jumping
jacks,
or
jumping
rope, to
get your
heart
rate up
and warm
up your
muscles.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/TellUsDetroit.Com) |
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"Run Of
The
Dead"
5K/10K
Run-Walk
celebrates
Día de
Los
Muertos
in SW
Detroit,
Nov. 4
A
fundraiser
for the
Center
of Music
&
Performing
Arts
Southwest
((COMPÁS),
participants
will
learn
about
the
significance
of the
Mexican
holiday
to honor
the dead
DETROIT
- The
Southwest
Detroit
Business
Association
(SDBA)
will
host the
2023
“Run of
the
Dead”
from 7
a.m. to
12 p.m.,
Saturday,
Nov. 4
at the
George
S.
Patton
Park
Recreation
Center,
2301
Woodmere
in
Southwest
Detroit.
The
event,
which is
a
fundraiser
for the
Center
of Music
&
Performing
Arts
Southwest
(COMPÁS),
celebrates
the
Mexican
holiday
of Día
de Los
Muertos
(Day of
the
Dead),
which
honors
deceased
loved
ones.
A
program
of the
SDBA,
COMPÁS
is an
arts
education
organization
that
provides
high-quality
performing
arts
training
and
cultural
experiences
with an
emphasis
on youth
development.
The
program
preserves
the
Latinx
heritage
of
Southwest
Detroit
and
celebrates
its
diversity
through
the
arts.
"This is
always
an
exciting
time of
year for
the
Mexican-American
community
in
Southwest
Detroit
as we
celebrate
Día de
Los
Muertos,”
said
SDBA
Interim
President
& CEO
Laura
Chavez-Wazeerud-Din.
“We look
forward
to
welcoming
all of
the
participants
who are
coming
out to
show
their
support
as well
as the
many
sponsors
who have
partnered
with us
for this
meaningful
event to
celebrate
our
culture
and
traditions.”
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/TellUsDetroit.Com)
The Run
of the
Dead is
USATF-certified
5K and
10K
event
that
will
begin at
9 a.m.,
taking
competitors
through
Southwest
Detroit’s
historic
Holy
Cross
and
Woodmere
cemeteries.
The
event
will
include
a
variety
of
activities
to
celebrate
and
teach
participants
the
significance
of the
holiday.
This
includes
an
ofrenda
(altar)
that
will be
created
and
displayed
by a
local
artist.
The
community
is
invited
to
participate
by
bringing
family
photos
of their
ancestors
to add
to the
altar.
Participants
are
invited
to wear
traditional
Día de
Los
Muertos
face
paint,
flowers,
and
attire.
Halloween
and
non-traditional
costumes
are not
encouraged.
General
registration
for the
event is
$55 for
the 5K
and $60
for the
10K and
includes
a race
T-shirt,
bib and
swag
bag.
Registration
must be
completed
by Oct.
14. to
guarantee
participants
will
receive
a
T-shirt
and swag
bag.
Event
Day
registration
is $75
for both
events.
Event
sponsors
include:
Oz
Cannabis;
E&L
Supermercado;
Edw. C.
Levy
Co.;
Ellis
Porter
Immigration
Attorneys
and Tell
Us
Detroit.Com.
In kind
donors
include:
Absopure
Water
and
Prince
Valley
Market.
For more
information
about
the SDBA
and its
2023 Run
of the
Dead,
visit
www.southwestdetroit.com
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