Registration is open for Healdsburg's own homegrown race

The 27th annual Fitch Mountain Footrace is a crowd pleaser that provides fun for the entire family.

This year it will be held on Sunday, June 12 at 8 a.m.  The best part is this fundraiser will benefit those same families the rest of the year by way of scholarships and the community service projects.

The race takes place in the heart of Healdsburg. The 10K and the 3K both start in Healdsburg’s historic downtown Plaza. The course meanders through quaint neighborhoods then out around Fitch Mountain along the Russian River.

Pre-registration deadline is June 8 at 5 p.m. Pre-registered entrants will receive a great t-shirt designed by a youthful Healdsburg artist.

“That young  artist won the T-shirt design contest and a $150.00 scholarship," said  said David Jones, race chair for the "The art class that she is part of also received $50.00 in art supplies for their classroom,”

“The proceeds from this fund raiser go directly to our scholarship fund," said Healdsburg Kiwanis Club President Dick Bugarske. "Our club just distributed $15,000 in scholarships to the 2011 graduating class as well as sponsored two students on their annual Washington D.C. trip.

"Those two scholarships are known as the Bruno Rodella and the Clarence Ruonavaara Scholarships,” he said.

For the online registration please visit www.THESCHEDULE.com or www.HealdsburgKiwanis.com The donation for children and seniors is $20 and $25 for adults prior to the June 8 deadline. It is $25 and $30 after that.

Children under age 12 can participate at no charge with a paying adult.