Express your inner unicorn at the Unicorn Dash 5k event being brought to El Dorado County by the Gold Rush #1034 Women’s Chapter of the Active 20-30s Club in El Dorado County.

The Active 20-30s Club is an international organization that was started in Sacramento in 1922 as a men’s club with the intention of organizing fundraising events to help assist children and families in need. The club also has the intent of assisting 20-and 30-year olds with the skills to lead in their community. The local women’s chapter of the Active 20/30s club is known as the Gold Rush #1034 chapter and was chartered in 1999.

April West, 36, of Cameron Park, is currently the club president and is a pivotal leader in organizing the first ever Unicorn Dash 5k.

“We are excited for the Unicorn Dash 5k event and very grateful to organizations like Marshall Hospital and Bonney Heating and Air for their sponsorship,” West said. “We could not have events like this without their support and the other amazing support of other local small businesses in Placerville.”

The Active 20-30s Club is a group of younger adults that donate their spare time and many of them have children of their own and other careers.

“The success of the club is really about the members,” West said. “Sometimes they age out of the club and we are always looking to add new members to the club and welcome anyone interested. Many of the members have careers and families of their own and it’s a labor of love for them to give back to the community.”

Sara Smith, 32, of Shingle Springs, is another member of the Gold Rush #1034 Women’s chapter helping to organize the Unicorn Dash 5k.

“We are pumped about this event,” said Smith. “The proceeds are going to higher-quality field trips for children that attend Title 1 (low-income) schools in the local area. Fundraisers like this help offset the travel costs for field trips.”

The event will include face painters, corn hole games and music by DJ Chakra Sound, a local DJ. Togos and Baskin Robbins are also donating sandwiches for purchase and those proceeds will go directly to the field trip fund.

The Unicorn Dash 5k will also feature a costume contest for the best dressed “unicorn” with categories for both team and individual costumes.

The Unicorn Dash 5k will start at 9 a.m., registration begins at 8 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the El Dorado Trailhead at Mosquito Road in Placerville. Registration is $15 for children ages 3 to 12 and $30 for participants 12 and older.

For more information on the club and to register, visit goldrush1034.org.