{"id":28871,"date":"2016-03-04T17:30:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T22:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2016\/03\/04\/necc-campus-classic-5k-and-fun-run-to-be-held-may-7\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:54:56","slug":"necc-campus-classic-5k-and-fun-run-to-be-held-may-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/03\/04\/necc-campus-classic-5k-and-fun-run-to-be-held-may-7\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Campus Classic 5K and Fun Run to be Held May 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/03\/Campus-Classic-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13016\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/03\/Campus-Classic-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Campus Classic 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>The Fourth Annual Northern Essex Community College Campus Classic 5K and Fun Run will take place on Saturday, May 7.<\/p>\n<p>The USATF certified 5K race will begin at 10 a.m. on the college\u2019s Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott Street, and wind through the beautiful rural campus and surrounding residential neighborhood. Competitive runners\u2014as well as novices and walkers\u2014are invited to participate. Online registration will remain open until April 30.<\/p>\n<p>The race entry fee is $25 through April 30; $30 May 1 through the day of the race.\u00a0 $10 for NECC students with ID.<\/p>\n<p>Children ages 12 and under are invited to participate in the Fun Run, which is organized by age group, at 9 a.m. Registration for this event is $10 before April 30; $15 for those registering onsite race day.\u00a0 There will be fun activities for children including face painting, coloring, and hands-on opportunities to explore, climb on and touch emergency response vehicles, heavy machinery and other equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The first 200 5K registrants and the first 50 Fun Run registrants will receive free t-shirts. 5K Awards will be given to the top male and female overall plus age divisions 14 and under, 15-18, 19-25, 26-30, 31-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60+. All Fun Run participants will receive an award.<\/p>\n<p>Because this is a campus event, participants are encouraged to wear apparel from their college as they run or walk. Proceeds from the race will benefit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/alumnifriends\/giving\/\">NECC Annual Fund<\/a>, which provides support for student scholarships and academic programs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/03\/5K.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13017 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/03\/5K-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"5K\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Covanta, one of the world\u2019s largest owners and operators of infrastructure for the conversion of waste to energy as well as other waste disposal and renewable energy production businesses, is the Platinum Sponsor for this event.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/campus-classic\/\">campusclassic5k.com<\/a>\u00a0or contact Lindsey Mayo, NECC director of alumni and community relations, at\u00a0lmayo@necc.mass.edu\u00a0or 978 556-3621.<\/p>\n<p>With campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence, Northern Essex Community College offers over 70 associate degree and certificate programs as well as hundreds of noncredit courses designed for personal enrichment and career growth.\u00a0 More than 7,400 students are enrolled in credit associate degree and certificate programs on the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses; and another 6,700 take noncredit workforce development and community education classes on campus, and at businesses and community sites across the Merrimack Valley.\u00a0 Northern Essex is the only state college located in the lower Merrimack Valley Region of Massachusetts. For more information, visit the website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\">www.necc.mass.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fourth Annual Northern Essex Community College Campus Classic 5K and Fun Run will take place on Saturday, May 7. 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