Attention walkers and runners of all ages! Registration is officially open for the 26 th annual Freedom Run 5K benefiting Mt. Evans Hospice and Home Health Care. Whether you walk, run, stroll, or cheer from the sidelines, the Freedom Run 5K is a great way to kick off your Fourth of July. And the event doesn't end at the finish line-after the race, participants and their families and friends are invited to enjoy great refreshments, music, prizes, and a cool-down splash in the pool at the Evergreen Fitness and Tennis Center. Sign up for this mountain-area tradition today at www.mtevans.org.

Denver-area running stores will be open for walk-in registration June 20 th through July 2 nd. Mountain-area registration sites at the Buchanan Recreation Center, Evergreen Fitness & Tennis Center, and Paragon Sports will be open to entrants from June 20 th until 1 p.m. July 3 rd, and participants can register at the Mt. Evans Hospice offices until 5 p.m. on July 3 rd.

Funds raised by the Freedom Run will help Mt. Evans care for underinsured or uninsured patients as well as support numerous services provided by Mt. Evans, including grief counseling, transportation for patients to medical appointments, respite care for family caregivers, and Camp Comfort, a bereavement camp for children. For more information about the 2007 Freedom Run, go to www.mtevans.org or call 303-674-6400.