Jess Coonfare corsses the finish line at Island Park in a prom dress and running shoes as part of the Springfield Twin Rivers Rotary Prom 5K.

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A fab, fit run: Springfield Rotary hosts Prom 5K

by BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE on May 25, 2023

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SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Twin Rivers Rotary hosted a Prom 5K last week. Participants were asked to dress glamorous and race through the park as part of a benefit for the Springfield Young Readers Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program. Her literacy project provides a free book every month for all Springfield children from birth to age 5. See photos from Bob Williams below.

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