We're gearing up for our 5th Annual Labor of Love5K Race
Prepare yourself for fast times on this flat certified course that will be run on the beautifully mature tree lined streets adjacent to McCollum Park in Downers Grove, Illinois.
Everyone is welcome! Runners, walkers, wheelchair bound, blind, everyone come join us as we celebrate the Labor Day Holiday with a very special "Labor of Love" extravaganza. Enjoy the live band, great food and many, many prizes via free raffle tickets to both contestants and volunteers. Enjoy the professional event timing by RACE TIME and then see your results on websites such as CARA, Chicago Athlete Magazine, and Race Time within hours of race finish.
There will be great events for the kids, live music and entertainment, good food, prizes and ribbons.
Come enjoy this event that will raise the "Human Spirit". Our 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 events were great and this will be even better. Sign Up Online Now
On Site Registration/Race Material on day of race will take place at McCollum Park 6:30-7:30 a.m. Please note, registration on Race Day will be an extra $5.00 so Pre-Register Online Today, don't wait!
All proceeds benefit the Downers Grove Lions Club
and are used to support our projects and the many sight and hearing organizations we work
with throughout the local communities including
Camp Lions for vision and hearing impaired
children, Spectrios Center (formerly The Diecke Center For Low Vision), Lighthouse for the Blind and more.
We have been providing community and humanitarian services to our community for over 80 years.
For the Kids! 1K Race/Walk, Labor Day, Sept 2nd, 2013, 9 a.m.
Bring the kids out for our 1K Race/Walk. All children who participate will receive a ribbon and this event will be professionally timed with finish times and pictures posted right here on our website.
The 1K Race/Walk will begin at 9am, parents feel free to walk or run with your children at no added cost. Fee is just $15.00
The Downers Grove Lions Club would like to thank all of 2012 Sponsors and give a BIG LION shout-out to the following local businesses who help support our mission and 5K event; Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Total Wealth Clarity Wealth Management, Inc., Larsons Eye Center Ltd., Community Bank of Downers Grove and Maximum Printing & Graphics.
The Downers Grove Lions Club rocked out with the guys of Red Light Compliance who performed LIVE! at our 2012 Labor of Love 5k Race.
Red Light Compliance hails from the western suburbs of Chicago.
Eatin' good on Labor Day...During our 2012 Labor of Love 5k Race/Walk we enjoted great food from our sponsors. Special thanks to Chilis, America Bagel and Scusa Mi Pizza and Catering of Downers Grove who were on hand serving up their deliciousness.
The Early Bird Gets the Worm... err Prize Raffle drawings will start in July. All prizes will be given out on race day. The lucky winners names will be published weekly, right here at our site. Pre-Registration has its benefits! Starting Monday, July 1st, and on every Monday until race day we will have an "Early Bird Drawing" of one of our many nice raffle prizes to a person who has pre-registered for the race.
One of the super raffle prizes given out are TWO tickets to a White Sox game, parking included at their famous Stadium Club! ( The lucky winner is responsible for their own food and beverages.) Raffle prizes also include FOUR gift certificates to Downers Delight Restaurant of Downers Grove, Movie Tickets to the beautiful Tivoli Theater and much, much more. See below!
So go ahead and pre-register for this great event and check back often to see if you are one of the lucky winners!
While supplies last, our 2013 raffle prizes and goodie bags will consist of the following... 400 first aid kits, courtesy of Good Samaritan Hospital; 200 Sundaes, courtesy of Culvers; 50 movie tickets to Tivoli Theater and 50 tickets to Tivoli Bowling, courtesy of Classic Cinemas.
CARA CERTIFICATION We are pleased to announce that our Labor of Love 5K Race/Walk received the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) designation as a CARA CERTIFIED RACE.
Due to CARA’s advocacy efforts, runners in the Chicagoland area enjoy some of the highest quality road races in the country. To view the Guidelines and to learn more about CARA, visit www.cararuns.org.
CARA is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding, motivating, supporting and celebrating the running community of Chicagoland. CARA connects runners to resources that enable them to run – further, faster, better, for life.
Congratulations to Joeri Beetz who finished in 1st place, Geof Brown who finished in 2nd place, Brian Keraney who finished in 3rd place and everyone else who participated in and made our 2012 race a success!
Our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of the 2012 Labor of Love race received these beautiful medals, which were custom designed by RunningAwards.com, located in Winfield, Illinois.
RunningGuru.comsnapped pictures of all the 2012 participants and they are now available for download!
Be sure and browse over to their website and download your photo. These professionally taken photographs are available for just .99 an image.
Downers Grove Lions Club would like to extend a warm Thank You to everyone who participated in our 2009, 2010 and 2012 Labor of Love, 5K Run/Walk.
Downers Grove Lions Club
4905 Main Street Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
We have been providing community and humanitarian services to our community for over 80 years.
For the Kids!
Eatin' good on Labor Day... 
