Fort Myers Metro-McGregor Kiwanis BUG Chase 5K

Fort Myers Metro-McGregor Kiwanis BUG Chase 5K Race Information

<p><span style="color:#000000">Join us for the 18th annual Kiwanis BUG Chase!</span></p> <p>All proceeds benefit the Fort Myers Metro-McGregor Kiwanis BUG (Bring Up Grades) program at multiple schools, designed to provide recognition to local elementary students who raise their grades to an acceptable range and maintain or continue to raise them from one grading period to the next, and other local club sponsored youth service projects.</p> <p>In addition to the BUG program, the Fort Myers Metro-McGregor Kiwanis Club also supports the following sponsored leadership programs: Aktion Club at LARC, Circle K International (CKI) at Florida Gulf Coast University, Key Club at FSW Collegiate High, Builders Club at Cypress Lake Middle and K-Kids at Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Littleton Elementary School. The club funded multi-sensory rooms at Tropic Isles Elementary, NFM Academy for the Arts, Heights Elementary, Rayma C. Page Elementary and James Stephens Elementary. The club supplies a world atlas to either every fourth or third grade student at the following schools: Rayma C. Page Elementary, Heights Elementary, Orangewood Elementary, Littleton Elementary and James Stephens Elementary.</p> <p>The Fort Myers Metro-McGregor Kiwanis club also supports many other organizations including Pine Manor Improvement Association, March of Dimes, The Salvation Army, Ronald McDonald House, Children&#39;s Network of SWFL, Healthy Start of SWFL, Lighthouse of SWFL, Golisano Children&#39;s Hospital, Calusa Nature Center &amp; Planetarium and more.</p> <p><span style="color:#000000">Important Details:</span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">- Race day registrations begins at 7:30 a.m.</span><span style="color:#000000"></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">- Race day packet pick up will take place from 7:30 a.m.-8:15 a.m. </span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">- Race time is 8:30 a.m.</span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">- Short sleeve t-shirt in performance material guaranteed to the first 200 registered</span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">- Overall age group awards to be presented</span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">- No shirts or packets will be held after race day for pick up</span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">- Register by 12/5/2025 to guarantee shirt size</span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">- Runner registration is capped at 400 registrations</span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">- Parking inside the nature center lot is limited to those that are handicapped and race volunteers. Parking is available at the Lee Health Facility across from the nature center. <br /></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">- This event will be timed with chip tag technology. Your timing strip is attached to your race number. Do not remove this tag. Do not fold, or wrinkle the tag nor the race number. Do not cover your race number. </span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">- We are happy to offer both adult AND youth registration options for our race. </span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">To learn more about our projects, please visit our website (https://k10014.site.kiwanis.org/) or Facebook page. </span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">Thank you for supporting the race and in-turn our projects in the community! </span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000">REGISTRATION#: CH10442<br />A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.</span></p>