Glow Run/Walk raises funds for local program
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During last year’s Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County’s first “Glow for Kid’s Sake” 5K walk/run, Big Sister Marcy Behrens and her Little, Zoey, enjoy posing for pictures in the “glow tent.”
With the “Glow for Kids’ Sake” 5K walk/run just a few weeks away, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County is urging participants to register for the event by Wednesday, Aug. 12.
“We wanted to do something a little different that what’s been done before around here,” Program Director Lynette Harbin said. “We had talked about doing a color run, but it’s already been done in Maryville, so this event seemed like a good idea. It’s a great, easy family fun event.”
This is the second year for the event and last year’s event had more than 225 people participate and raised more than $5,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Harbin said the support from last year is one of the reasons why the event is happening again this year.
“It was amazing to see so many people come out and support this organization last year,” Harbin said. “We have a lot of people that are involved in the organization, but we had people that had never participated in one of our events come out, so it was great to see them involved.”
The 5K walk/run begins at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 at SSM Health St. Francis Hospital, and Harbin said there have been a few additions to this year’s event.
“We’ve extended the course and made it an actual 5K, but we still offer a shorter two mile course, which is great for families that have little kids with them,” Harbin said. “We will also have a giant slide, a DJ, a glow tent for people to take photos and just enjoy the atmosphere of the event.”
Another new aspect to the event is the family four-pack. The four-pack consists of two adult registrations and two kids registrations for $65.
“We had several families participate and we really wanted to have a lot of families participate, so we are trying to make it affordable for a family of four to enjoy,” Harbin said.
The 5K course utilizes the Maryville trails that wrap around the hospital and go past the middle school and high school. The course then wraps through Crestview and heads down Munn before heading back to the hospital using the same course.
Registration forms can be found on the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County website or at Student Body, located at 221 W. Fourth St. in Maryville.
