The C.A.T. Walk & Fun Run is a great annual event to add to your 4th of July tradition! It precedes the famous Hillsboro Rotary Parade! The 5K course follows the parade route and takes you through the staging areas for over 150 floats and entries awaiting to participate in the parade.

When and Where

Friday, July 4, 2008, starting and finishing in downtown Hillsboro on Main Street in front of the Civic Center Plaza.

Schedule of Events

7 a.m.	On-site registration and pre-registered check-in. Kids Zone Opens. Cancer Awareness Health Fair opens.
8 a.m.	2-block Kids' Dash (Free), ages 3 to 12. All kids must have a guardian present to sign waiver and registration form.
8:15 a.m.	Cancer survivor photo taken on the steps of the downtown Hillsboro Civic Center Plaza.
8:30 a.m.	8th Annual C.A.T. Walk & Fun Run begins.
10 a.m.	All participants are invited to enjoy the Hillsboro Rotary Fourth of July Parade. Kids' Zone closes. Cancer Awareness Health Fair closes.

The Course

The course winds through the streets of Downtown Hillsboro. Participants will also get a premiere view of the staging areas for the 4th of July Parade floats and entries. This year's parade has over 150 entries and our walking / running route goes right through these staging areas. This is a great opportunity to preview the exciting ideas and entertaining floats featured in this historic parade.

Click here for 2008 route map and directions.

Walk Contact Information

Tuality Healthcare Foundation
335 SE Eighth Avenue
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Phone: 503-681-1170
FAX: 503-681-1942

Email: tuality.events@tuality.org

Safety

Participants are allowed to bring wheel chairs, strollers, child-carrier backpacks, and baby joggers. In-line skates, bicycles, skateboards, scooters and roller skates are prohibited. Please be courteous to others and leave your pets at home.

Transportation and Parking

Ride MAX to the Hatfield Government Center or the Hillsboro Central/Transit Center. Both stations are only a couple blocks from the start/finish of the event.
All trips are wheelchair accessible.
Visit www.tri-met.org or call 503-238-RIDE for schedules and more information.
Parking for the C.A.T. Walk & Fun Run is first come, first served.
Participant parking will be available at the parking garage located
on SE 1st Ave. and SE Washington.

Kids Zone (Children 12 and under)

Bounce House
Face Painting
Balloon Animals
Public Safety Info

Participants are invited to recognize the special people in their lives who have been touched by cancer. Tribute badge will be available for everyone to write the name of the person you are walking in memory or honor of and display it on your shirt during the Walk.

Walking in tribute of a friend or loved one is a visible way to promote cancer awareness and treatment for the future while remembering those who have been touched by cancer in the past.