Tri4Freedom - 27-hour Triathlon 2013

What?27-hour ultra distance triathlonWhere?Spindletop Hall, Lexington KY
NO PETS and NO SMOKING allowed. When? 6am, June 7th – 9am, June 8th 2013Why?To advocate for the 27 million people enslaved worldwide
To promote social and environmental sustainability in sports
To financially support human trafficking survivors in Kentucky

spindletop
3414 Iron Works Pike
Lexington, KY 40511

For more information, please visit the 27 Hour Triathlon site http://www.tri4freedom.org/tri27hours

Be a part of the Fair Trade Movement in Lexington. Come visit our Fair Trade Festival at Spindletop Hall from from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., June 8th. The expo will feature numerous local vendors displaying fair trade goods for sale including items such as clothing and jewelry made by survivors of human trafficking. Also present will be numerous organizations from Lexington and surrounding areas involved in fighting human trafficking.

In support of local efforts to fight human trafficking in Kentucky join us. The 27-hour triathlon finish at 9 a.m. will be celebrated with food, music and prizes. There will be music by DJ Stizz, a bake sale including Browning's country ham biscuits, fair trade coffee and a fair trade chocolate tasting.

Vendors present will include:	Activities:
UK Sustainability Office Lucia's World Friendly Boutique Good Foods Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center Kentucky Rescue and Restore Nutrimax/Max Muscle Kentucky Sports Massage Team Georgetown College Positively Java Seedleaf Cluck	Kids inflatable and kids raffle of 11 prizes with drawings every 30 min Silent Auction featuring 7 items ranging in value from $45 to $250 Food Options also include breakfast and lunch items for sale at the Spindletop Barn deli and tikki bar Entrance and parking are free. Tickets are required for the bake sale, chocolate tasting, kids raffle and kids inflatable. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. Cash, check or card is accepted.

A fun event for the whole family and opportunity to learn more about fair trade and support local organizations. The Festival coincides with the finish of a 27 hour continuous triathlon in which over 100 athletes will begin on Friday at 6am and finish at 9am on Saturday during the festival. There will be a documentary crew again shooting footage of this as well as the festival. The festival will end at 1pm. Winners of the silent auction will be announced at 12:30.