Gate-to-Gate run set

Janet Taylor-Birkey

A Gate-to-Gate run will be held May 25 to commemorate Memorial Day. All Cannon ID holders are welcome to join the run which begins at 7:15 a.m. at Unity Park.

“This is going to be a neat event because each walker [or] runner will carry a carnation and place it on the memorial site located near the chapel,” said Yolanda Romero, Services Marketing Director.

Participants will receive flowers to place on graves in honor of veterans.

Runners will begin at the Portales Gate, where they will run a 5.5 mile course and drop the flower at the Memorial Wall at Unity Park, said Tech Sgt. Carefree Zellhart.

The Gate-to-Gate run will start after all participants are bussed to their starting point, and will end at Unity Park on base.

Participants who are walking will be taken by bus to Pool # 2’s parking lot and walk a 1.5 mile course to drop the flower off at Memorial Park.

Flowers for this year’s run have been donated by Blanca’s, Butterfly Floral, Clovis Floral, Garden of Eden Floral and The Knights of Columbus from Cannon, said Ms. Romero. Prizes will also be awarded at Unity Park.