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Dino-sized fundraising for Tustin schools

Bike riders of all ages participate in a 15K bike tour during the annual Dino Dash fundraiser at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday morning, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Hundreds of runners and walkers make their way along Tustin Ranch Road as they participate in a 5K at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Tustin middle school students begin a Cross Country 5K race at the annual Dino Dash fundraiser, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Runners participate in a 5K run at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Tustin Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Johnson thanks participants for their support as a group of hundreds of runners and walkers get ready to participate in a 5K at the annual Dino Dash at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Carla McAlister of San Clemente crosses the finish line, winning the women’s division of the 10K race, at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Evan Weitzman, an 8th grader at Corona del High School, nears the finish line while competing in the 10K race at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Gabby Cruz on Tustin and her son Gabriel Cruz, a 7th grader at Pioneer Middle School, take a selfie with their dinosaur hats before participating in a bike race at the annual Dino Dash in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Runners take off for the start of the 10K run at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Dino Dash participants and supporters visit various vendor and organization booths at the Dino Dash Expo in The Market Place in Tustin during the annual fundraiser for the Tustin Public Schools Foundation on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Dino Dash participants and supporters visit various vendor and organization booths at the Dino Dash Expo in The Market Place in Tustin during the annual fundraiser for the Tustin Public Schools Foundation on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Kieran Tan, a senior at Beckman High School, nears the finish line while competing in the 10K race at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Runners and walkers, a few in full, inflatable dinosaur costumes, participate in a 5K run at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Bike riders of all ages participate in a 15K bike tour during the annual Dino Dash fundraiser at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday morning, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Bike riders of all ages participate in a 15K bike tour during the annual Dino Dash fundraiser at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday morning, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Jordan Moe, a teacher at Legacy Magnet Academy, pushes his son, Warren Moe, 1, asleep in a double jogging stroller, while his daughter, Emmy Moe, 3, opts to run across the finish line on her own during the 5K race at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Runners and walkers, a few in full, inflatable dinosaur costumes, participate in a 5K run at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Faith Morris, left, of Laguna Niguel and Meg Dennis of Laguna Niguel check out a collection of ceramic dinosaurs created by students at Tustin High School and Hillview High School, which were turned into trophies for winners in various categories at the annual Tustin Public School’s Foundation’s Dinosaur Dash, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Roosevelt Cook of Hesperia crosses the finish line first to win the 10K race at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

A group of Foothill High School alumni, wearing matching dinosaur costumes, participate in a 5K run at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Christie Custeniero of Tustin congratulates her daughter, Caterina Custeniero, 6, a 1st grader at Tustin Memorial Academy, after they completed a 15K bike tour during the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public School’s Foundation, on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Runners take off for the start of the 5K run at the annual Dino Dash, benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at The Market Place in Tustin on Sunday, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)