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NEI 5K Shows Spirit, Features Halloween Fun

Three men hold a sign reading "I survived the NEI 5K."
(From l) Cheng Rong Yu, Wei Li and John Ball celebrate after finishing the race.

Photo:  Dustin Hays

A large pumpkin carved and decorated to resemble an eye.
The “most decorative” pumpkin winner was created by Melanie Reagan, NEI executive officer

Photo:  Dustin Hays

A runner in an orange t-shirt gestures enthusiastically; a large crowd of runners race behind and around him.
Enthused runners at the start of the race.

Photo:  Dustin Hays

Five NIH'ers in Star Wars garb pose with lightsabers and blasters on the steps of a building.
May the force be with you! NEI senior staff pose in costume on the Bldg. 1 steps. Joining NEI Director Dr. Michael Chiang (second from r) are (l to r) Melanie Reagan, Richard Lee, Santa Tumminia and Anna Han.

Photo:  Dustin Hays

Three runners pose together, each wearing a medal.
Above l, finishing the NEI 5K first was Sebastian Relier of NCI (c); second was Yang Shen of NIDDK (l); third was Maxime Donadieu of NINDS (r).

Photo:  Dustin Hays

A woman in a navy polo and tan pants poses with a yellow Labrador.
Samantha Johnson of Warrior Canine Connection, a CFC charity, poses with canine ambassador, Eli.

Photo:  Dustin Hays

Bertagnolli speaks at a light-colored wooden lectern bearing the NIH logo while Chiang looks on.
NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli welcomes event participants.

Photo:  Chia-Chi Charlie Chang

More than 500 people turned out on Oct. 30 for the fifth annual National Eye Institute 5K Walk/Run/Roll. In addition to racing around the NIH Bethesda campus perimeter, participants competed in costume and carved pumpkin contests.

In attendance to kick off the even were NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and NEI Director Dr. Michael F. Chiang. Howard University provided eye health screenings in their mobile clinic. Exhibitors included Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington; The Children’s Inn at NIH; the NIH Blood Bank; NIH Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; the NIH Credit Union and Kaiser Permanente.

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