_ The 8th Annual Lucky Leprechaun 5k:

THE HISTORY

Our story begins in 2008. Irish Eyes had been operating in Milton for almost 2 years and was searching for a way to be more involved with this wonderful town. The Milton St. Patrick's Day Parade was born from this desire to give back to the town that welcomed us with open arms. We had a bit of a slow start....the first year we had only a dozen entries. We raised about $1000 for the Milton Fire Department and Casa San Francisco.

Now here we are twelve years later and boy have we grown! This year we have four benefactors: The Milton Fire Department, The Milton Chamber of Commerce, the Gladys Wilkins Seeding the Future Scholarship Fund, and the Milton 4th of July Fireworks Fund. The 12th Annual Milton St. Patrick’s Day Parade included over 75 entries and combined with the 7th Annual Lucky Leprechaun 5K we were able to donate almost $20,000 to our benefactors. In 2020, we expect to grow even more. The key to our success has always been the wonderful support of the local businesses and residents. This year is no different! We know we can count on our community to participate again, so we hope to see you Sunday, March 8th at 11am for the 8th Annual Lucky Leprechaun 5K and at 2pm for the 13th Annual Milton St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Please contact Irish Eyes in Milton for more information 302.684.8889. You may also contact us by email at [email protected]

RACE TIME: 11 am start. Registration opens 9:30 am at Irish Eyes in Milton.

RACE LOCATION: Irish Eyes Pub & Restaurant, 105 Union Street, Milton, DE.

RACE ENTRY FEE: $35 pre registration (till March 7th at 3 pm) $40 day of event.

TO BENEFIT: Milton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Fire Department & Gladys Wilkins Seeding the Future Scholarship Fund

SPONSOR/HOST: Irish Eyes Pub & Restaurant

RACE COURSE: NEW wheel measured route by the late Doug White. Loop course starting and finishing at Irish Eyes Milton.

RACE TIMING: Seashore Strider Event Production will chip time the event using the Chronotrack chip timing system.

RACE AMENITIES: Long sleeve Race shirts and refreshments, plus beer and bloody mary's for those over age 21.

AWARDS: Overall male and female, Masters, plus top 3 in 10 year age groups 13 under to 70 over. Top 3 male female walkers.

ENTRY INFO: Make checks payable to “Irish Eyes Foundation.”

RACE DIRECTOR:  Tim Bamforth, Seashore Striders/Seashore Strider Event Production, Inc.