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Runners make their way toward the The Jackson Laborator for Genomic Medicine and new hospital tower (under construction) during the 2014 South Park 5K. (Pooja Uppalapati for UConn Health) — Runners make their way toward the The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine and new hospital tower (under construction) during the 2014 South Park 5K. (Pooja Uppalapati for UConn Health)

The UConn medical, dental and pharmacy students who staff the outreach clinics at the South Park Inn in Hartford are holding their largest annual fundraiser tomorrow, Sept. 19, on the UConn Health campus.

The South Park 5K Road Race starts at 10 a.m., with registration opening at 8 a.m.

Proceeds from the 5K help offset the cost of running the clinics, which serve the transient residents of the South Park Inn. The South Park Inn provides shelter and supportive services to Hartford’s homeless population.

The $15 advance registration fee ($20 on site) covers food and entertainment, T-shirts for the first 125 registrants, and prizes for the top three male and female finishers.

Additionally, UConn Health dermatologists will offer free skin cancer screenings from 9 a.m. to noon. Email shahriari@uchc.edu for more information.

Online registration for the 5K is available at http://bit.ly/15sp5k. The organizers also have set up a Facebook page for the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1026120560740200/.

This is the 18^th annual South Park 5K.