Athens Sister City Shuffle (Greektown)

• Date: August 21, 2008
• Address: Greektown/West Loop, Chicago, Illinois Get directions
• Country: United States
• Race type: Run (5k)
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• Organization: Chicago Special Events Management
• Website: http://www.chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=163
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• Description: An After Work Run & An After Run Party!
  
  Chicago's Hellenic connection will be in the spotlight at the inaugural Athens Sister City Shuffle -- a 5K run on Thursday evening, August 21, supporting the installation of The Runners sculpture project at O'Hare Airport. (Athens is one of Chicago's 27 sister cities.)
  
  It will be followed with a post-run block party with food, beer and music. The "Shuffle" will also help kick off the weekend's annual Greek Fest held on Saturday and Sunday. There's also an option to enjoy a post-run meal with drinks for an additional $15.
  
  Proceeds from the event will support the $750,000 "Runners" sculpture that will be a donation from the Chicago-Athens Sister Committee of the Chicago Sister Cities International Program to the City of Chicago Public Art Collection for permanent installation at O'Hare Airport. (A small replica of the sculpture will be installed this fall at O'Hare's International Terminal.)
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