Sunday, May 19, 2024
SPRINGTOWN — The city of Springtown’s Super Steps for Super Pets 5K and silent auction will return next week for its second year.
The city started hosting the annual event last year to benefit its animal shelter. In 2022, Springtown leaders decided to provide local animal control and opened its renovated shelter after the city’s partnership with Parker County for those services became too expensive. City officials also wanted to offer a higher level of service to residents.
This year’s Super Steps for Super Pets will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20 at the Newby Pavilion (behind Wells Fargo) in Springtown Park. The 5K route will start at Newby Pavilion and proceed up Avenue A, east on Seventh Street to go down Avenue B and east on Second Street to Avenue C. Then, runners and walkers will turn to the east on Fifth Street, south on Avenue E, east on Third Street and south on Overhill Drive. From there, the route proceeds through the park and back to the pavilion.
People of all ages are welcome to walk or run in the 5K and can be accompanied by their canine companions if they can provide proof of pet vaccination, according to the city’s website. Participants can register online for the 5K at https://www.raceentry.com/races/super-steps-for-super-pets/2024/register and pay the fee — $20 per person without a dog and $30 per person with a dog.
City Secretary Christina Derr said anyone registering for the 5K online should do that by April 19.
The silent auction fundraiser for the shelter will follow the 5K and is expected to include items donated from local businesses and gift cards. At the event, people will also be able to eat at food trucks, visit vendor booths, get their pets microchipped, check out adoptable animals, get information about low-cost spay/neuter and vaccine programs as well as ask questions and get answers from the city’s animal control staff.
If nothing else, attendees can go to the event to spend time “admiring all of the doggy and human costumes,” Derr said.
Event proceeds will help the animal shelter cover various costs like animal food and bedding.
