Marathon honors blind Olympian

The Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo will present its inaugural Marla Runyan Camarillo Half Marathon on Sun., Oct. 21 at Camarillo Premium Outlets, 740 E. Ventura Blvd.

The half marathon will begin at 7 a.m., a 5K run will start at 7:30 a.m., and a free 1K fun run for kids will kick off at 10 a.m.

The event to benefit the club is named after former Camarillo track star Marla Runyan, the first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympics. Born in Santa Maria, Calif., in 1969, Runyan graduated from Adolfo Camarillo High School in 1987 and went on to study at San Diego State University, where she began her athletic career.

To register for the event, go to www.CamarilloHalf.org.

For more information, call Tracy Saunders at (805) 641-0824 or visit www.Artisfactions.com.

Family service organization relocates

Interface Children and Family Services has announced its relocation in early 2013 to the Ventura County Community Foundation nonprofit center building at 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd.

Approximately 13,000 square feet of space will be leased from VCCF to house about 70 employees from Interface’s administration, domestic violence, strategies and mental health staff, as well as the 211 call center.

Erik Sternad, executive director of Interface, along with some of its board leaders including Ron Polito, a partner at Don Carlton Realty, started making relocation plans nine months ago due to the expiration next May of the lease at 1305 Del Norte Road.

The move will take place during the agency’s 40th year of service.

Founded in 1973, Interface serves about 26,000 county residents annually. Interface staff works to prevent and heal the effects of child abuse, neglect and abandonment; domestic violence; family conflict; and mental health issues.

For more information, call (805) 485.6114 or visit www.icfs.org.

District seeks committee members

Oxnard Union High School District seeks applicants to fill two vacancies on its Measure H Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. One public member at large and one senior are needed.

Measure H was passed by OUHSD voters in November 2004. It authorized the district to issue up to $135 million in general obligation bonds to build two new high schools, including one in Camarillo, and renovate existing campuses.

Committee members must live within the district boundaries of one of the district’s schools: Camarillo, Channel Islands, Frontier, Hueneme, Oxnard, Pacifica or Rio Mesa. Applicants do not need to be the parent of a student attending a high school.

The committee meets the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The term of office is two years. Members are not compensated.

For information, call Steve Dickinson at (805) 385-2529 or email steve.dickinson@ouhsd. k12.ca.us.

Golf tourney for charity

The Joy Kingston Foundation will benefit from its inaugural golf tournament Mon., Oct. 29 at the Spanish Hills Country Club, 999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo.

Registration will begin at 8 a.m., followed by 18 holes of golf.

The $250 entry fee will include golf with a riding cart, lunch, dinner and a chance to win prizes such as the $25,000 hole-in-one cash prize.

The dinner will feature a silent auction with gift baskets and services donated by members of the community.

The Joy Kingston Foundation is a charitable organization which provides scholarships to students pursuing careers in the fashion, interior, industrial and automotive design fields.

For event details or to register, call (888) 914-9931 or visit www.thekingstonfoundation.org.