(Courtesy of Rutgers Hillel) Registration and sponsorship opportunities for the Ezra Schwartz Memorial FIT (For Israel Team Hillel) 5K Run/One Mile Fun Walk to be held Sunday, April 29, are now open for students, businesses and the general community. One hundred percent of the event proceeds benefit the Rutgers Hillel Center for Israel Engagement (RHCIE).

The race is named to honor the memory of Ezra Schwartz, an incoming Rutgers freshman in the Class of 2020, who was murdered by terrorists in Israel while volunteering to deliver food to IDF soldiers.

The event is held, rain or shine, in Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick.

Participation is open to all students and community members. Awards will be presented to the top three men and women finalists in various age groups. Participants may register online at www.bestrace.com/NewBrunswick/FlT5K.

Registration fees are: Adults, $25 before April 13 and $30 thereafter; students, $10 before April 13 and $15 thereafter. Tax-deductible sponsorship opportunities include $5,000 event sponsor; $1,800 benefactor, $1,000 start line; $540 finish line; $360 water station; $180 snack station; $118 t-shirt sponsor; and $54 contributor.

Sponsors at $360 and above will have their names inscribed on a paver in the paver garden at the Eva and Arie Halpern Hillel House on the Wilf Family Campus of the Rutgers Campus. All race participants who register on or before April 13 are guaranteed a commemorative t-shirt.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Jennifer Bullock at 908-510-4005, [email protected] or Aviv Ayash at Rutgers Hillel, 732-545-2407, [email protected].