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MEDIA RELEASE
7^th Annual Cookie Chaser 5K Race and 2K Fun Run/Walk
Race proceeds benefit Utah Girl Scouts The seventh annual Cookie Chaser 5k race and 2k fun run/walk will be held on April 24, 2010 at Riverton City Park. This fundraising event is sponsored by the Oquirrh Service Unit, and all proceeds benefit Girl Scouts of Utah. Monies raised go to support activities and programs throughout the state and help girls gain strong leadership and life skills, as Girl Scouts of Utah has done for nearly 90 years. Since our first race in 2004, we have donated over $8,000 and purchased a horse for Trefoil Ranch, a local Girl Scout camp.
The Cookie Chaser is a fun event for the whole family! The longer 5K race is a competitive run. The shorter 2K race is designed for children, scout troops, and families. The top finishers in each race will receive trophies and the top five finishers in each age group will receive ribbons. Runners, walkers and joggers are all encouraged to participate.
Jazz Bear to run the Cookie Chaser 2K! Ever wanted to run with the Bear? Now's your chance! We're pleased to announce Bear (Jazz team mascot) will be running the Cookie Chaser 2K and starting the 5K race.
About Girl Scouts of Utah Girl Scouts of Utah is the inclusive organization of choice for nearly 9,000 girls in grades K-12. Through the efforts of over 3,500 positive volunteer role models, Girl Scouts is a recognized leader in leadership development for girls and young women. The Girl Scout program is girl-led, reflecting the ever-changing needs and interests of participating girls. The program encourages increased skill building and responsibility, and also promotes the development of strong leadership and decision making skills.Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.For more information on how to join, volunteer or donate to Girl Scouts of Utah, visit www.gsutah.org While this is exciting information about a local Girl Scout event, it is not an official Girl Scouts of Utah release. For more information regarding Girl Scouting in Utah, please contact Kabi Eaton, Director of Communications, Girl Scouts of Utah, at 801-716-5135 or keaton@gsutah.org.

Look who we sent to camp!

Casper hangs out with Scott (left) and Ashlyn (right).

Where: Riverton City Park

When: April 24, 2010

Time: Registration 6:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 2K starts at 8:00 a.m./ 5K starts at 8:30 a.m.

Entry Fee:

Adults (15+) $18.00;

Youth (14 and under) $12;

Family (2 adults, up to 4 youth);

Do-Si-Dos (both races) add $5 per person

Fees go up April 15, 2010

Registration:
Register online at Active.com, pick up a registration form at local running and sporting good stores, or download a registration form (www.cookiechaser.com).

Awards: Girl Scout Cookies and awards to the top 3 men and women in the each race. Special awards to the top Girl Scout and Girl Scout leader in each race. Special awards to any man who can beat Mr. Thin Mint Cookies and to any lady who can beat Mrs. Samoa Cookie. Girl Scout Cookies to the top finishers in each age group in the 5K. Ribbons 5 deep in each age group in both races.

Sponsors/Donations: Cash and product sponsors are needed Contact Dianna Wright (see Sponsor page). Donations of any size are welcome.

Girl Scout Troops:
Get involved by participating as an individual or as a troop/group. Participate and earn a patch as a part of the “Get Active Utah!” patch project (see www.gsutah.org).
Make a Donation - A special gift package will be awarded to the troop or group making the largest contribution.

Contact Information:
Dianna Wright
Email: di.animal@netzero(dot)net

Phone: 801-518-1792
Postal Address:

Oquirrh Girl Scouts

     Cookie Chaser Race
     9507 Dunsinane Drive
     South Jordan, UT

84095

Meet Casper:

2008 was a good year for the Cookie Chaser - well they all are, but 2008 was extra-special. We met our fundraising goal, plus we had enough money to purchase Casper for Trefoil Ranch, a Girl Scout camp located in Provo Canyon.

Ashlyn, Cadette Girl Scout and daughter of race director Dianna Wright, searched far and wide for the perfect horse to send to camp. She spoke with horse owners and visited horses from Lindon, Utah to Jerome, Idaho. The perfect horse needed to be a gentle gelding (male) between the ages of 10 and 20 and in good health. We found Casper in Idaho. His family was moving to Wyoming and needed to sell him. The boys that had been riding him were sad to see him go, but they were thrilled to learn that he would be going to Girl Scout camp and teaching other kids to ride.

Finding Casper is part of Ashlyn's Girl Scout Silver Award project.