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WHAT: Opportunity Village attempts to break the world record for the Largest Santa Gathering with The Las Vegas Great Santa Run Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 at the Freemont Street Experience.

WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008
Check-in – 8 a.m.
Run/walk – 10 a.m.

WHERE: Fremont Street Experience 425 Fremont Street Las Vegas, NV 89101

WHO: The Las Vegas Great Santa Run is open to the public.

DETAILS: The Las Vegas Great Santa Run serves as a fundraising effort to benefit Opportunity Village, an attempt to break the current world record for the largest Santa gathering and to provide a light spirited warm-up run for participants in the Las Vegas Marathon the following day.

Registration is $35 prior to the race and $45 on race day, and participants may register by visiting www.LasVegasSantaRun.org.

OTHER: The current world record for the Santa Run was set in 2005 with 3,291 participants in the Liverpool Santa Dash in the UK. In 2007, the Las Vegas Great Santa Run had nearly 8,000 participants; the Guinness Book of World Records has yet to announce a decision on the 2007 winner. Opportunity Village expects at least 15,000 participants this year.

Opportunity Village is a Las Vegas-based, not-for-profit organization that serves people with intellectual disabilities to improve the quality of their lives and the lives of their families. Opportunity Village is the largest private provider of vocational training, employment, advocacy and recreation for people with disabilities in Nevada and is currently serving hundreds of people with severe disabilities every day.

For more information, call 702.880.4055 or visit www.opportunityvillage.org.

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