8th Annual Bob Beckert Memorial Scholarship 5K

The 8th annual Bob Beckert Memorial Scholarship 5K run/walk and kids 1K will be held at Watchung Hills Regional High School.  The 1K will begin at 9:15 am and the 5K will start at 10:15 a.m.

The event is USATF Sanctioned and Certified. New Balance Grand Prix Event 500 Points.

Bob Beckert lost his life at age 46 in an automobile accident on February 5, 2004. His family, his friends, his community, his church and his corporate employer have suffered a great loss. A 1976 graduate of Watchung Hills and a member of the state cross country championship team of 1974, Bob grew up in Warren and settled in Watchung after marrying Nancy Schneider (Watchung Hills Class of ’78). Together they were raising four children ages six to sixteen, Kaitlin, Kristin, Brittany and Brian. Bob managed to juggle a career as an executive with AT&T Wireless (that required him to work both in New Jersey and Washington State) with being a devoted husband, father and volunteer in the service of youth. Bob coached his own children and other young people in Watchung Borough athletic programs; he worked with them as a scout leader; he taught them at St. Mary’s Stony-Hill Church; he served them as a member and president of the Optimist Club of Watchung. Bob became the sustaining force behind the Athletes of the Year Awards program and chaired the event for 10 years. Directions: From Route 78 Eastbound, take exit 36, bear right off exit onto King George Road, go to second light and make left onto Mountain Ave. Take Mountain Ave. to second light and enter High School. From Route 78 Westbound, take exit 40, bear right off exit, turn left at 4 way stop onto Mountain Ave. Proceed down Mountain Ave. to first light and take left at light and enter High School.

Registration required by Friday, June 03, 2011 @ 9:00 PM.  Register online at www.active.com. Please come out and support this event!