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The Taylor Garden Club is gearing up for its 13th annual Run for the Roses 5K and 10K Saturday, Jan. 20 beginning at Murphy Park.
The 5K run begins at Murphy Park and goes over to Naomi Pasemann Elementary and ends back at the park.
Meanwhile, the 10K run begins at Murphy Park, goes around the lake, across the dam, over to Robinson Park and then ends back at Murphy.
“The whole thing is on park trails,” Garden Club President Penny Rychetsky said. “What makes it unique is that winners get rose bushes because it’s the Run for the Roses. They get medals too, but the top finishers get rose bushes.”
Rychetsky said run will raise money for local high school students’ scholarships and other community beautification projects.
“This is our one fundraiser of the year, we don’t do anything else,” Rychetsky said.
The Taylor Garden Club started in 1950, and members meet during the second Tuesday of every month at club member’s homes, excluding summer months.
“We have a light meal and we have a presentation, depending on who we can get to speak in that field,” Rychetsky said. “We get them to come to a program and then we have a business meeting.”
Some of the club’s beautification projects include the Memorial Garden in Bull Branch Park, the Murphy Park entrance raised beds and Lou Bell Harris Pavilion in Murphy Park.
