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Gil Alvarado Memorial run on Saturday

| August 27, 2021 1:00 AM

The third annual Gil Alvarado Memorial 5k and 1-mile fun run and walk is set for 9 a.m. Saturday on the North Idaho Centennial Trail starting at Riverstone Park.

It's $20. There will be food, refreshments and T-shirts for participants, along with gift bags.

The event is put on by Candlelight Christian Fellowship to honor Alvarado and as a fundraiser for its benevolence program. Alvarado led the church’s benevolence efforts for about 10 years before he died in March 2019 after a battle with cancer.

Last year, about 75 people came out.

One hundred percent of donations to the program go back into the community to help people facing any number of challenges, from paying rent to buying groceries to repairing a car.

Register for the race Saturday morning or go to bit.ly/3zng8Bh.