[Ohio-talk] {Spam?} Charity day race on Sunday

[Cheryl Fields]

Hi Carol, can you contact me off list, phone 216.566.4317 this evening
after 7 Thanks, Cheryl

On 6/23/16, Carol Akers via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Sunday's  event begins with packet pick up starting 6 am at Genoa park
> behind COSI.  The address is below. along with a description of the park.
> The opening announcements are at 7:45 a.m. with  the National anthem at 7:55
> am.  The race begins at 8 am.  There will be a designated area for us to
> meet that displays a sign with our logo and name.  We will meet there before
> and after the race.  There is one fluid station for you to get a drink. See
> you on Sunday.
> About Genoa Park303 W. Broad St.
> Columbus, OH 43215
> View on MapGenoa Park is located on the western bank of the Scioto River
> between Rich Street and Broad Street. The park is named after the Italian
> city of Genoa – one of Columbus’ ten international sister cities and the
> birthplace of city’s namesake Christopher Columbus.Park features
> include:Riverfront Amphitheater – With stunning views of the downtown
> skyline, the amphitheater attracts thousands of visitors for concerts and
> events each year.Genoa Park Lighting – This dynamic LED lighting feature is
> installed within the steps and seating area of the Riverfront Amphitheater
> and programmed to display a variety of multi-colored designs throughout the
> year.Columbus Police Memorial | This monument bears the names of Columbus
> Police Officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the
> public.Lucas Sullivant Statue – Erected in 2000, the statue was commissioned
> by the Franklinton Historical Society and created by local artist Michael
> Foley.  Lucas Sullivant was a surveyor and early American frontiersman who
> founded Franklinton in 1797.  Named in honor of Benjamin Franklin,
> Franklinton is Columbus’ oldest neighborhood and was the first settlement in
> the Scioto Valley north of Chillicothe.Scioto Lounge Deer Sculptures – Genoa
> Park is home to two whimsical bronze sculptures of “humanized” deer (a third
> sculpture in this series is located on the Rich Street Bridge).  Country
> music singer and acclaimed visual artist Terry Allen came up with the
> concept after visiting the city and learning that the Scioto River takes its
> name from the Shawnee Indian word for “hairy water.”  According to local
> legend, when the Shawnee first migrated to Scioto River valley from the
> Carolinas, they found deer hair floating in the river.Genoa Park Fountains –
> Located at the top of the Riverfront Amphitheater, the fountains are
> comprised of 24 bronze basins housed in 12 stone pedestals along Washington
> Boulevard.Adjacent to Genoa Park and across the street from the Riverfront
> Amphitheater is the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) – a dynamic
> hands-on science museum and one of downtown Columbus’ most popular
> attractions.  During COSI’s 1999 move to the riverfront’s west side, the
> historic façade of the old Central High School (built in 1924) was preserved
> and incorporated into Arata Isozaki’sarchitectural design for the museum’s
> new facility.
> Parking is free at  the meters on Sunday and $5 in the COSI parking lots.
> Packet pickup begins at 6 am and there will be a sign with our logo on it to
> identify our group's meeting place before and after the race.  The sign is
> ours at the end of the event.
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