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Adelphi Hosts Annual Spirit Weekend 5K, Kids Fun Run

Garden City, NY (10/08/2021) — Adelphi University welcomes community members to join in their 5th annual 5K and celebrate the University's historic 125th anniversary on Saturday, October 16. Participants can run, walk or stroll in-person on Adelphi's Garden City campus or virtually to benefit Panthers for a Cause.

Children ages 2-7 can join in with the Kids Fun Run beginning at 9 a.m., ahead of the adult event at 9:30 a.m.

Registration for adults (in-person or virtual) is $25, kids are free of charge and students are $10.

The 5K is one of many events planned in celebration of Adelphi's Spirit Weekend. Other events include the Panthers Carnival, Casino Night and Breast Cancer Awareness Walk.

Most Adelphi Spirit Weekend events are open to the public.

To learn more and register for the 5K at adelphi.edu/events/5kandfunrun.

About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning

Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four-Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.

Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. It serves more than 7,500 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York -- just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities -- and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.

More than 118,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.

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Adelphi University welcomes community members to join in their 5th annual 5K and celebrate the University’s historic 125th anniversary on Saturday, October 16.

Adelphi University / New York

Taylor Damian, 516-993-5677, tdamian@adelphi.edu

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