DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
SPICEWOOD — Hmm, how do you get people to come out and support Marble Falls High School Project Graduation after all the bake sales, car washes and golf tournaments have already been done — over and over again?
“We were looking for something new, something that really hadn’t be done,” said Colleen Gregg, a 2015 Project Graduate organizer and mother of a high school senior. “We wanted to try something fun and different.”
What they came up with was the first ever — well, at least for Marble Falls Project Graduation — Walk, Run and Stroll at Spicewood Vineyards on Nov. 9. And it’s just what it sounds like, participants walk, run or just stroll along a 3-kilometer or 5-kilometer course through the vineyards.
“We have mapped out a trek through the rows, and some of it takes you across the road to the other part of the vineyard,” Gregg said.
Along the way, Gregg’s husband created signs to describe the various grape plants — the kind they are, how old a particular vine is and how much wine it produces.
“Just little factoids, so people can learn about the vineyards and wine, if they want,” Gregg said.
Project Graduation is a drug- and alcohol-free post-commencement celebration. The event gives the graduating seniors a safe place for one last party together. For the 2015 graduating class, organizers are throwing the party at the Eagle’s Wings Retreat Center outside of Burnet. The venue offers lots of indoor and outdoor facilities. Gregg said Marble Falls Project Graduation organizers are lining up a lot of fun activities, including a gaming trailer with more things on the way. But the key is raising money, which is the reason behind the Walk, Run and Stroll.
The event starts at 2 p.m. (so no excuse that it’s too early in the morning because we all know how tough it is to make some 5K runs that start at, heaven forbid, 8 a.m.) with music starting at 3 p.m.
The entry is $15 for the walk only, but a $25 entry fee gets you into the event and also five tastes of wine or one glass. There will be additional wine, snacks, water and soda available for purchase. You can also enter a prize giveaway for $5 a ticket or $20 for five tickets.
While it’s billed as a running event, Gregg said people don’t have to — unless they want to. But runners shouldn’t expect a T-shirt or medal waiting for them at the finish line.
It’s just not that type of event.
“I don’t really expect anybody to run it for time,” Gregg said with a laugh. “We’re just not set up for that. But if they want to run it, go ahead. The idea is to have fun and enjoy yourself.”
People can register at mfhs-projectgrad.com, by emailing mfhsprojectgrad2015@gmail.com or by calling (512) 470-7255.
“Or, they can just show up and register at the event,” Gregg said.
Spicewood Vineyards is located at 1419 CR 409 in Spicewood.
daniel@thepicayune.com
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