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Stoughton Public Library Employees Tackle Color Me Rad 5K

Proceeds from the 5K charity run benefited the Simon Youth Foundation. Participants were pelted with colored cornstarch and paint during the run.

The following is submitted to Stoughton Patch by Andrea Rounds of the Stoughton Public Library:

On Sunday July 15, six motivated employees ran "wild" at the Color Me Rad 5K held at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree.

The 5K was a charity run, with proceeds benefiting the Simon Youth Foundation. Runners were pelted with colored cornstarch and paint during the run.

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The team, sponsored by The Friends of the Library, was known as the "Stoughton Wild Things." Named in honor of the Stoughton Public Library's , Andrea Rounds, Christine Iacobucci, Nicole Barnaby, Brian Meneses, Chinonye Okeke, and Gia Manigat practiced together for several weeks preparing for the run.

Many of the team's members had never run in a race before, and enjoyed participating with friends and colleagues in this colorful introduction to running.

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So the next time you’re at the Stoughton Public Library keep your eyes peeled for tye-died librarians!

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