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Electric Run Prepares to Light
Up Memorial Day Weekend
in Los Angeles with Host Vanessa Hudgens and
Other Special Guests
Los Angeles -
Electric Run,
the country’s brightest and most outrageous 5K run/walk, is
coming to Los Angeles on Friday, May 24th with actress
Vanessa Hudgens leading the pack through a technicolor
wonderland weaving throughout Home Depot Center in Carson.
Electric Run LA will partner with Smile Train, donating a
portion of proceeds to the nonprofit that brings smiles to
children’s faces by providing a child born with a cleft the
same opportunities in life as a child born without a cleft.
Electric Run is like no other run: the
original spectacular of its kind has attracted over 100,000
Day-Glo clad participants, including Carmen Electra and Seth
Rogan, to its events. The all-ages, nighttime event features
premier musical acts, an energized crowd and over 1 million
watts of mesmerizing light art installations, such as
glowing neon trees, rainbow-hued tunnels and lit-up lakes.
“With Electric Run, our goal is to bring more
to the table than your traditional 5K — the run becomes a
performance in itself,” said Dan Hill, founder of Electric
Run. “We’ve hand picked talented artists from Coachella,
Dreamworks, Disney and the hottest shows in Vegas and beyond
who’ve come on board to specifically design our electric
wonderland.”
Electric Run LA promises to be a star-studded event from
start to finish. Hudgens will be kicking off the race and
Charissa Saverio, aka DJ Rap, the undisputed queen of the
turntables, will be pumping up the runners at the finish
line. Electric Run has also partnered with leading active
lifestyle brand
Neff Headwear,
creating Neffmau5 Land, an EDM wonderland dedicated
solely to the Deadmau5 x Neff collaboration. Neffmau5
Land is a special section of the 5K course with Deadmau5
music pumping and special Neffmau5 lights and visuals mixed
into the race track.
At its
core, Electric Run is founded upon giving back to the
community. With each event, Electric Run donates proceeds to
a philanthropy in which it firmly believes. Partnering with
Smile Train for the second time now was an easy decision.
“To
partner with an organization such as Electric Run that
focuses on celebration and smiling is particularly special
to Smile Train and brings much needed awareness to our
mission to help children suffering from cleft. We are so
grateful to be the
beneficiary of the LA race and hope to continue doing so in
many years to come.“ said Troy Reinhart, Director of Donor
Engagement for Smile Train.
Online
registration for Electric Run LA is between $45 and $60
depending on registration dates and volunteers are also
encouraged to sign up at
www.electricrun.com/losangeles/
Over
10,000 people are expected to participate in Electric Run
LA. Electric Run has expanded to over 70 cities nationwide,
including San Francisco, Austin, New York, Chicago, Atlanta,
Houston, Portland, Madison and Seattle.
For
more information about this or any Electric Run events
visit: www.electricrun.com
About Electric Run
Developed by Ragnar Relay
founder Dan Hill, the Electric Run is taking the world by
storm with its one-of-a-kind nighttime race series. Over a
million watts of light and sound transform the 5k courses
into incredible electric wonderlands. A team of the
industry’s best set designers expertly crafts each of the
course light shows—unique to each city. The Electric Run has
recruited talented designers behind some of the nation's
most popular music festivals including Coachella, Electric
Daisy Carnival, and more. Participants are encouraged to
join in on the art by lighting up with glow sticks, LEDs and
anything else their imagination can conjure up. For more
information visit
www.electricrun.com
About Neff
Launched in 2002 by Shaun Neff in Southern California, Neff
was the first authentic core snow and skate headwear company
in the world. Today, Neff is supported by some of the
biggest active sports athletes in the world, as well as key
personalities across the globe. Neff is currently located in
Ventura, California, and is sold internationally in major
action sports retail stores. Neff is all about having fun
and bringing new vibes to the world. “We are like a gumball
machine; spitting out endless flavors for the world to
consume,” says Shaun Neff. Neff has huge plans for the
future and will continue to focus on the core roots of the
brand, headwear, which has always been and will continue to
be the focus in spreading the Neff love.
www.neffheadwear.com
About Smile Train
Smile
Train’s mission is to provide a child born with a cleft the
same opportunities in life as a child born without a cleft.
We provide free cleft surgery and comprehensive care to
hundreds of thousands of poor children in developing
countries and train doctors and medical professionals in
over 80 countries.
Unlike many
charities that do many different things, Smile Train's
mission is focused on solving a single problem: cleft lip
and palate.
Clefts are a major problem in developing countries where
more than a million children are suffering with unrepaired
clefts. Most cannot eat or speak properly and aren't allowed
to attend school or hold a job. They face very difficult
lives filled with shame and isolation, pain and heartache.
Their clefts usually go untreated because they are poor -
too poor to pay for a simple surgery that has been around
for decades.
We want our mission to be
yours.
http://www.smiletrain.org/ |