About 100 people participated Saturday in the inaugural competition.
Juliette Churchill had a secret weapon Saturday to help her team of six perform well in Fern Hollow Nature Center’s first Amazing Parks Race. Her bracelet. “What's really good luck is the magic cupcake bracelet,” her father Chris Churchill of Aleppo confirmed, pointing out the pink bracelet on his 5-year-old daughter's wrist. The Churchill’s team, “Crazy Town,” was one of 18 teams that participated in the inaugural "Amazing Parks Race," the Sewickley-area's own twist to the popular CBS reality show. Officials said about 100 people joined the race, a competition that had teams racing to 10 different parks around the Sewickley Valley. The race ended at Fern Hollow with ice cream and an awards ceremony. Sam Capezzuto, director of the nature …
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The inaugural race gives participating teams a passport to eight local parks.
Would you like to go on an amazing adventure? Fern Hollow Nature Center plans to kickstart summer with its first "Amazing Parks Race," the Sewickley-area's own twist to the popular CBS reality show. Rather than a race around the world, Sam Capezzuto, director of the nature center, said the event on Saturday, June 2 will highlight local green spaces in the Sewickley Valley sending teams racing to eight local parks. "Our main reason for having the race was to highlight all of the wonderful parks in the Quaker Valley area before summer started, to encourage families to get outside this summer and enjoy all the beautiful parks we have," Capezzuto said. Teams can consist of children and adults, as many who can fit into one car. Each team, or …
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