Bremen BRIDGE Festival and 5K to Help Combat Drug Usage in West Georgia

Saturday, May 9
On-site registration for 5K Run/Walk and Children's Bike
Ride: 7 a.m.
5K Run/Walk: 8 a.m. ($10 donation/entry fee benefits BRIDGE)
Children's Bike Ride: 9 a.m. ($5 donation/entry fee benefits
BRIDGE)
Festival Booths Open: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Drug Awareness Presentation: 12:15 p.m.

The City of Bremen will host its second-annual Bremen BRIDGE
Festival and 5K Run on Saturday, May 9 from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Interested participants in the 5K run/walk and children's bike
ride can register on-site at 7 a.m.

The festival will include more than 30 community exhibitors and
food vendors, a classic car show, inflatables and an arts and
crafts area. The event will also feature live performances by
more than 20 local artists.

This annual family celebration benefits BRIDGE, a West Georgia
program designed to Build Recovery in Drug Gripped Environments.
Visitors will have the chance to learn about living healthier
with on-site information booths and complimentary basic health
screenings, as well as a drug awareness presentation.

Bremen Public Service Building
516 Tallapoosa Street East
Bremen, GA 30110

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UGA Vet Students to Host 2nd Annual 5K Run for World Rabies Day September 20

The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine’s Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association is hosting a 5K run on Saturday, Sept. 20, in support of World Rabies Day. The course winds throughout the UGA campus, with the starting and finish lines at Stegeman Coliseum. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Alliance for Rabies Control, an international organization dedicated to the prevention of human rabies and eradication of rabies in dogs worldwide.

“Rabies impacts human as well as animal health and welfare,” said event organizer Zack Yasin. “It is completely preventable through vaccination, yet at least 55,000 people—mostly in underdeveloped countries—die annually. Our hope is to raise more awareness locally to support worldwide education efforts and help eradicate this deadly disease.”

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. the day of the race, with the shotgun start beginning at 9 a.m. Awards for top male and female overall winners will be given, as well as for masters and the top three male and female runners in each age group. Registration cost is $20 the day of the race. The cost for pre-registration by Sept. 17 is $15. Each participant receives a t-shirt, complementary bananas, bagels and water. Leashed dogs with current rabies tags are welcome to join owners in the race.

For more information and to pre-register for the race, visit www.vet.uga.edu/SCAVMA.

by Tracy Giese
University of Georgia

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