What: Vegas PBS hosts the inaugural 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk benefiting the organization’s Keeping Kids Fit program which targets childhood obesity.

Where: Vegas PBS Educational Technology Campus
3050 E. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89121

When: Saturday, Oct. 9

Race starts at 8 a.m.

Details: Participants can register for the race online at www.VegasPBS.org/KKF5K or in person at the Vegas PBS Educational Technology Campus. Race fees are $25 for those who register before Oct. 1, $35 for those who register between Oct. 2 and 7 and $40 for those who register on Oct. 8 and 9. Race management will be provided by Las Vegas Running Team.

Packet pick up for the race will be held on Friday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Vegas PBS Educational Technology Campus.  In addition to the 5K Run on Oct. 9, participants will enjoy refreshments, an awards ceremony and post race prize drawings.

Keeping Kids Fit (KKF) is a childhood obesity initiative modeled after the successful Vegas PBS Ready To Learn community outreach program. KKF targets families with children, ages 2 to 12, by providing exercise and nutrition resources to promote a lifetime of healthy habits.

About Vegas PBS

For more than 40 years, Vegas PBS has provided Southern Nevada with quality, commercial-free programming, media and media delivery technology.  Vegas PBS provides broadcast TV and cable over seven channels with an additional six educational channels provided directly to the Clark County School District classroom.  Vegas PBS local productions includes Nevada Week in Review, Inside Education, Recession Rx, Homework Hotline, Varsity Quiz, Remembering the Holocaust: Las Vegas Survivors Tell Their Stories, Building Vegas GREENer, Fit Kids, Active Families, School Matters and election debates.  In 2009, Vegas PBS completed construction on its Educational Technology Campus, a model for sustainability and green building practices.  The campus will house Vegas PBS studios and offices, Clark County School District’s Virtual High School, Educational Media Services, the Emergency Response Data-casting System, public meeting rooms and training facilities. Visit www.VegasPBS.org for additional information and programming highlights.  Follow Vegas PBS on Facebook or Twitter for the latest news and updates.