Camper Scamper to benefit camp for disabled in Dallas
by Rawly Bransom, Reporter

     The ninth annual Camper Scamper 5k run and 1-mile fun run will be held Saturday, April 12, at Reverchon Park in Dallas.
     All proceeds will benefit Camp John Marc, which serves those with chronic illnesses and physical disabilities.
     Onsite registration for the run will begin at 7:30 a.m.
     Fees to enter are $17 for preregistered adults (who sign up by April 4), $8 for children under 12 and $25 for race day registration and the week prior.
     Camp John Mac campers get in free.
     The 5k event begins at 8:30 a.m., with the 1-mile run and walk at 9:15 a.m.
      Fitness instructors from Baylor-Tom Landry Fitness Center will lead warm-ups at 8:10 a.m.
      To register online, go to www.lukeslocker.com. Walk-in registration is available at both Luke's Locker locations in Dallas and Fort Worth Saturday, April 5, and April 9Ð11.
     The run will start in Reverchon Park at Maple Avenue and Turtle Creek Boulevard and will end along Maple Avenue.
     Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded to the following males and females: top five overall, top three master, top three classic wheelchair and top three hand-cranked wheelchair, plus trophies to the top three men and women in a variety of age groups.
      In addition to the race, the Campers Corral area features activities, including carnival games, face painting, the fish tank, high-impact flyball racers, the Greyhound Adoption League of Texas, The Dallas family rock-climbing wall, a water war and musical entertainment by Jaytee Productions.
      In the Camper Challenge, the camp with the most race participants wins its camp's name on the Wall of Honor at Camp John Marc plus a large banner hung in the dining hall all year long.
      The event is open to all ages; dogs, strollers and young children also can participate.
      Free parking will be available at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital located at Welborn and Maple Avenue and the 3500 Maple Building. Handicapped parking will be available in front of the Reverchon Recreation Center.
      For more information , contact the Camp John Marc at 214-360-0056.