A community fun run providing a 5 & 10K Walk/Run and a one mile Family Walk/Run through the scenic Old Mill District.  The 5 & 10K Walk/Run begins at 10am and the Family Fun Run starts at 10:45am.  The course starts and ends at the Les Schwab Ampitheater and winds through the neighborhoods surrounding the Deschutes River and Columbia Park. 

Healthy Beginnings provides free child health and development screenings for Deschutes County children from birth through five years old.  All proceeds from this event will support Healthy Beginnings 12-point kid inspections.  Visit Healthy Beginnings for more information about the 5& 10K Walk/Run and to register for the event. 

Quota International of Central Oregon is organizing a Community Needs Drive.  The event will coincide with the Healthy Beginnings Grin & Bear It Run on Saturday, March 13.  Donations will be accepted from 8am-12 noon at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. 

Please donate children's clothing ( 0-5 years), non-perishable food, personal hygeine items and new or gently used children's books.  The donated items will be dispersed within the local community with the assistance of Healthy Beginnings, Neighbor Impact and other community partners.  Quota International is a service organization dedicated to helping deaf and hearing impaired people and disadvantaged women and children.  The local club consists of approximately 30 business women from Central Oregon.  Fore more information about Quota International contact Gwen Hogue at 541-382-8234.