Feet for Seats 5K run/walk fundraiser to raise awareness for Meadow Brook Theatre is scheduled for Sunday, August 18.

Registration for the race will begin Sunday morning at 8 a.m. for $30. Or, participants can register in advance on the website for $25 fee, Oakland employees can register for $20 and students in select Oakland County schools grades 6-12 can sign up for $14.40.

“It’s a lot of fun to see a variety of people coming together in support of the theater,” Paige Vanzo, events co-chair said.  

This is the fifth year the event has been held to help with funding for Meadow Brook. It has attracted 18 sponsors including Cold Stone Creamery, Buddy’s Pizza and Whole Foods. According to Meadow Brook’s website, it was founded on OU’s campus in 1967 and is Michigan’s largest nonprofit professional theater.

Vanzo originally got involved in the event as an intern, this will be her second year serving as the event co-chair. 

As a nonprofit organization all the money that we earn goes back into that organization. We use it for expenses such as putting on shows,” Vanzo said. 

The race will begin at 9 a.m. and usually finishes around noon and is open to all ages.

After the race there will be food and entertainment for the participants includinperformances by The Mike Duncan Band and the Peanut Gallery Players, and a bounce house for the little ones. There will also be a preview of the coming season at Meadow Brook. 

For more information on “Feet for Seats,” and the fall line-up at Meadow Brook visit their website http://www.mbtheatre.com , or contact the box office at 248-377-3300.