The club will award prizes to the top finishers overall and in age categories; prizes donated by local merchants will also be raffled. Post-race refreshments will be provided courtesy of Panera Bread,  DeKalb, and Michaels Supermarket, Hinckley. Other sponsors include Kishwaukee Hospital; Ken Spears, Construction; Monsanto Corporation; Country Financial Services (Steve Klopfenstein, local agent); Banner Up Signs; Brian Grainger Construction; Kennedy Homes; Christine Johnson, DeKalb County Treasurer; and, Waterman State Bank.

Runners and walkers may register online at Signmeup.com or request an entry form by contacting Karen Fenske at 815-264-3576.

Waterman Lions Club will use the proceeds from the Gobbler Gallop to benefit the SightFirst II Campaign of Lions Club International Foundation. SightFirst was launched by Lions to battle preventable blindness. Lions have restored sight to 7.3 million people through cataract surgeries. They have prevented vision loss for another 20 million through distribution of sight-saving medications and lenses. Lions have improved eye care services for hundreds of millions through building eye hospitals and clinics and training eye care professionals.

Campaign SightFirst II will enable Lions to expand the extraordinary work of this sight-saving program. Its goal is to raise at least $150 million to continue to prevent blindness and restore sight.