Nike 5K run raises $150,000 for school phys ed, athletics
The 10th Anniversary Nike 5K For Kids Run in Waikiki raised $150,000 for O'ahu schools yesterday.
As in previous years, 100 percent of the entry fees for the Nike 5K For Kids Run and 1 Mile Walk will be donated to schools to support their play, physical education and athletic programs and to purchase play equipment, organizers said.
More than half of the entrants were younger than 18.
The top five fundraising schools were:
• Ma'ema'e Elementary School's 560 runners raised $8,400 for their school.
• Maryknoll School's 543 runners raised $8,145.
• Mid-Pacific Institute's 330 runners raised $4,950.
• Kapolei High School's 325 runners raised $4,875.
• St. Andrew's Priory had 263 runners, raising $3,945.
