*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***

DATE:           Saturday, April 12

TIME:            Registration at 9 a.m., Race at 11 a.m.

PLACE:         Southwest horseshoe off University Drive, UMass Amherst

Dining Services at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is hosting its Fifth Annual 5K Dash & Dine for Relief/Walk & Run to promote healthy eating and fitness and to benefit the Amherst Survival Center.

The course takes runners around the 1,200-acre campus, starting near and ending in front of Berkshire Dining Commons.

Contact: Tripper O’Mara, UMass Auxiliary Enterprises, 413/345-0278, womara@umass.edu