Sugar House Park

National Psoriasis Walks are family-friendly 1K and 5K events. Salt Lake City has been chosen to pilot our 5k Run component. Join others in your community to make a difference in the lives of people living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. To date Walk to Cure Psoriasis has raised more than $4 million for Foundation research, education and advocacy programs. Your contribution to support the National Psoriasis Foundation will help those living with the disease look forward to longer, healthier lives.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Registration at 8:00 a.m.; walks begin at 9:00 a.m.
2.5K and 5K Walks
5K Fun Run
Registration is free! All ages welcome.

Registration information here.

The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) is a non-profit, voluntary health agency dedicated to finding a cure for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and eliminating their devastating effects through research, advocacy and education.

Founded in 1966, the Psoriasis Foundation has evolved to become the
leading patient advocacy group for the 7.5 million Americans living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Join us Saturday, July 9, 2011 for a 5K race and 1K fun run to raise money for Zion’s Children Haiti, a non-profit organization that sponsors education for children in Haiti. Registration and warm-up area will be at Sugar House Park in the Big Field Pavilion. Registrants will receive a t-shirt and two raffle tickets.

Register here.

Race Day Schedule

• 7:30 am: Registration – Sugar House Park Big Field Pavilion
• 8:30 am: 5 kilometer race
• 9:15 am: Kid’s Fun Run
• 10:00 am: Awards and raffle

Zion’s Children Haiti sponsors education for children who live in Gonaives, Haiti. 90% of the schools in Haiti are non-public and fewer than 30% of children in Haiti reach the 6th grade. Our mission is to partner with Haitians to create a better future for their children.

The first Sugar House Park Household Hazardous Waste Collection of the summer will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2011 from 7 to 10 am. During this event we will be accepting hazardous materials from your homes, including electronics, paint, yard and home chemicals, and medications for proper disposal. This is a free service offered to all Salt Lake County residents. Let’s all work to keep hazardous waste from our landfills and water supply. This event is sponsored by Salt Lake Valley Health, Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities, and the Salt Lake City Police Department.

Questions? Contact Florence Reynolds, 801.483.6864 or florence.reynolds@slcgov.com; or Stephanie Duer, 801.483.6860 or stephanie.duer@slcgov.com.

Join the Utah Arts Festival Foundation for the 18th annual Art Attack 5k and Kids K presented by Sports Med Utah, Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Sugar House Park. The Art Attack is a Fun Run and is intended for persons of all abilities including walkers, so bring the whole family! Proceeds from this fundraiser will make it possible to provide free projects in the 2011 Children’s Art Yard.

Race information here.

Each participant will receive:

• One (1) Art Attack 5K /1K tee-shirt!
• One (1) Utah Arts Festival General Admission Ticket
• One (1) 2011 Sports Med Utah / Utah Arts Festival water bottle

Medals will be given to the top three finishers in each age division. The top three overall finishers in the male and female divisions will receive prizes. All participants of the Kids K will receive a medal.

Art in Motion Costume Competition

We’d like to see how creative you can be! The runner who comes up with a look that best exemplifies “Art in Motion” will win a prize. So strap a canvas on your back, make yourself into a moving sculpture, (almost) anything goes, just be creative. Be part of art!

The Utah Chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness is hosting the Utah Vision Walk this Saturday, June 18, 2011 in Sugar House Park.

The urgent mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc. is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.

Register or Donate here.

Walk Information:

For more information or to register, contact:
Donna Cohen, Events Manager
(310) 207-2089   DCohen@FightBlindness.org

The Road Respect Tour came through Sugar House Park, Monday 13 June, 2011.  Part of a campaign sponsored by UDOT, Salt Lake County, and Salt Lake City, the Road Respect Tour aims to raise awareness among cyclists and motorists to ensure ongoing understanding of safe travel practices. Below is coverage from the Salt Lake Tribune:

Cyclists tour Utah promoting ‘road respect’

By Lee Davidson

The Salt Lake Tribune

Two dozen bicyclists zipped down a hill in Sugar House Park — and accidentally passed their turnoff for a news conference where they were to call for respecting traffic rules to protect cyclists. So not to go against traffic on the one-way road there, they rode a mile around the park and returned.

“And some of them had already ridden 92 miles from Logan, but decided to turn it into a victory lap,” said Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, who rode with them through his city.

“We are here to talk about respecting laws, so it wouldn’t be good to go the wrong way on a one-way street — especially when we knew you [news reporters] were here watching,” said Carlos Braceras, Utah Department of Transportation deputy director, who also biked with the group. So, Braceras added, it became an accidental demonstration of how heeding the law may take a little extra time and effort but keeps everyone safe in the end.

Cyclists from UDOT, the Utah Department of Public Safety, law enforcement agencies, health groups and others are biking from Logan to Hurricane in a weeklong Road Respect Tour. They finished their first day at Sugar House Park with a rally and news conference.

“On average, six cyclists are killed on our roadways per year,” Braceras said. “There are more than 850 accidents a year that involve cyclists. That’s an incredible amount.”

He noted the tour passed by the spot on 700 East where Brynn Barton, 24, was killed while biking in a hit-and-run accident last week.

He said cyclists have often complained that drivers need to better follow traffic rules, but drivers often say the same about cyclists.

“It’s no longer about us or them,” Braceras said. “It needs to be about us.”

Becker said that is more important as more people begin to bike. “So many more people would cycle if they could feel safe on the roads.”

Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Mike Loveland, who is riding with the group, said he has seen too many auto-bicycle accidents. “We need to understand we share the roads. If we mellow out a bit and get along, it’ll all work out just fine.”

Braceras added, “It’s the same roads, same rules and same laws for both motorists and cyclists in Utah.” He urged drivers to slow down, pay attention around cyclists and give them at least three feet when passing them. He urged cyclists to obey all traffic signs and signals, to ride single file when traffic is present and to always wear a helmet.

ldavidson@sltrib.com