Southern Highlands holds third annual Fall Festival, Fun Walk

Southern Highlands Golf Club Charitable Foundation along with former baseball player Wally Joyner will kick off its third annual Fall Festival, 5-K Run and 1-Mile Fun Walk Oct. 27 to benefit Boys Hope Girls Hope and Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada.

Cash prizes for overall winners include $500 for first place, $250 for second place and $150 for third place for both men and women.

Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the race will start at 9 a.m.

Festival activities will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

They include carnival games, Halloween costume contest for children, trick-or-treating, a pumpkin patch, face painting, balloon characters, live music, bingo for adults, a rock-climbing wall and barbecue lunch.

In addition, the event will feature a raffle for a chance to win a helicopter tour for two to the Grand Canyon.

All proceeds will benefit the selected charities.

To register for the festival's fundraising event, visit active.com or call the Southern Highlands Charitable Foundation at 877-261-1010.

"The Southern Highlands Charitable Foundation, along with the title sponsors of this event, is proud to support The Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada and Boys Hope Girls Hope.

"The Fall Festival has been such a tremendous success with charitable donations exceeding $200,000.

"We are very excited to continue this tradition and raise even more valuable resources for children in our community," said Shelley Caiazzo, director of marketing for Southern Highlands.

Southern Highlands Golf Club Charitable Foundation raised more than $120,000 last year.

The Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada is a nonprofit organization that promotes a positive understanding and education of Down Syndrome.

Boys Hope Girls Hope helps academically capable and motivated children in need by providing homes and education.

For more information about these two local charities, visit dsosn.org and boyshopegirlshope.org.

Southern Highlands is a 2,300-acre, master-planned community with Tuscan-inspired design.

To visit, take Interstate 15 south and west onto St. Rose Parkway/Lake Mead Drive (first exit after the Blue Diamond exit) and follow the signs north to the Southern Highlands entrance.

Or visit the Southern Highlands Web site at southernhighlands.com.