Cal Poly Pomona and UCR engineering students sponsor 5k run

From Cal Poly desk: 

Participants in a 5k run this Saturday, Oct. 31, at UC Riverside will have ample water at their fingertips. It will not only keep them hydrated, it will serve as a reminder of why they're running: to give the people of a small Guatemalan village greater access to one of life's essentials.  

        Engineers Without Borders, a nonprofit humanitarian organization, is sponsoring The Water Scare to raise money for a water quality and distribution project in San Lorenzo El Tejar, whose residents rely on an antiquated system that strains to meet the community's needs only two hours a day.

        Same-day registration for The Water Scare begins at 7 a.m. on the UC Riverside campus at 900 University Drive. A children's 1k run will start at 8:30, with the 5k event to follow at 9. Participants are encouraged to wear a scary Halloween costume, with prizes awarded for the "best dressed." Registration is $25 for the 5k and $15 for the children's 1k, with all proceeds going to the Engineers Without Borders project. There will also be a $5 pancake breakfast from 9 to 11.

        "The project in Guatemala is a great chance for students not only to apply their knowledge from the classroom, but to make a real difference in people's lives," said Keith Jones, a civil engineering major and Cal Poly Pomona project coordinator for the student chapter of Engineers Without Borders. "The Water Scare will help make our trip there possible."