[A Picture of the Starting Line at a Previous Festival]

Starting at Hampden-Sydney College at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 4

Presented for the 16th year, the 10-K race starts at 8:30 a.m. at Hampden-Sydney College, follows the "back Hampden-Sydney road" (Route 643) onto High Street and finishes at the Longwood First Avenue field. Medals and trophies will be presented beginning at 10:00 a.m.

The Race is presented by Southside Community Hospital and Southside Virginia Family YMCA. The 2002 sponsors are: White Oak Cattle Farm, Piedmont Bike Shop, The Carpet House/The Paint Center, Wachovia Bank, and Southside Community Hospital.

If you would like to compete in the run information and forms are available on this website by clicking on this link.

Heart of Virginia Health Fair

The third annual 2002 Heart of Virginia Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Health Fair tent will be located in front of Farmville United Methodist Church.

The Health Fair includes:

Free cholesterol and glucose screening from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. by Southside Community Hospital.
Free eye-screening for all ages from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by Dr. Daniel Kingsley.
Free information and skin testing by the American Cancer Society.
Free height and weight analysis and blood pressure testing by Southside School of Practical Nursing.
Free spinal screening by Dr. Brad Crawford.
Free smoking cessation by representatives from Smoke Free Heart of Virginia.

Sponsored by Southside Community Hospital, Farmville United Methodist Church, and American Health Providers

Heart of Virginia 10-K Run

Heart of Virginia Health Fair