OD's Memorial Run/Walk Is Sunday

Today is Friday, September 20. Here are five things worth knowing today.

The 10th annual OD’s Memorial 5K Run/Walk will take place on Sunday, September 22nd 2013, in memory of Johnny O’Donnell.   The road race and walk will begin and end at Lynnfield High school, starting at 10:00 a.m. (registration begins at 8:30.)  This professionally timed event includes awards to the top three runners in each age division (M/F), raffles and t-shirts to first 150 pre-registered.  Pre-registration fee is $15 and $20 on day of event.  All proceeds to benefit the John O’Donnell Memorial Scholarship Fund, established by Sports Medicine North and Friends.   We are seeking runners, walkers, sponsors and volunteers to take part in this special event.  Additional information and online registration available at www.odsrunwalk.weebly.com.  Contact Karen Mahon at 508-528-1286 or  odsrunwalk@comcast.net.

Looking to Friday at 3:30 p.m., the library has a Mid-Autum Moon Festival (The traditional Asian harvest festival of Thanksgiving) featuring stories, a lantern craft, and a snack of tea and mooncakes. 

BookLovers: Looking ahead to their next meeting – Thursday, October 17 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lynnfield Library, the BookLovers group will discuss “The Swerve: How The World Became Modern,” by Stephen Greenblatt.

RN Esthetics & Laser Co., located at 40 Salem Street, Building 3, in Lynnfield, reports that it’s having a JuVaShape Lifestyle Event for face and body on Thursday, September 26, with sessions from 10 a.m. to noon, noon to 2 p.m., and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Call 781-587-1403 for more information. Learn more about the business at their website here.

Use Patch for Your Events: Do you have an event coming up in or around Lynnfield that you’d like to get the word out about? Just add it to the Lynnfield Patch events calendar.