Fun run to raise funds for Backpack Buddies
In the News
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Northwest Missouri State University Student Dietetics Association will sponsor its sixth annual 5K fun run/walk to raise money for Backpack Buddies, a nutritional support program for children from lower-income families, on Saturday, Oct. 8.
Participants are encouraged to wear neon-colored clothing for the event, which begins at 8:30 a.m. at the circle drive east of the Administration Building on the Northwest campus. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.
Participants can register early online at www.nwmissouri.edu/rsvp/nsda5k. Cost is $20 per person. Those signing up on or before Sept. 28 will receive a neon T-shirt.
The association is teaming with Northwest’s Robert and Virginia Foster Fitness Center to offer weekly workout plans for individuals interested in preparing for a 5K. Participants can pick up workout plans at the Foster Center’s front desk.
The fitness center also will display a penny jar at its front desk for additional donations. For more information, email Valerie Ruby at [email protected].
Individuals or businesses wishing to donate without participating in the run can pick up a donation form in the foods and nutrition office, located in Room 311 of the Administration Building, or mail a donation to NSDA, 800 University Drive, Administration Building Room 311, Maryville, MO 64468.
Backpack Buddies is a supplemental weekend nutrition program designed to provide children with healthy, easily prepared foods for consumption during the weekend and on holidays when school cafeterias are closed.
Children receive food based on four rotating menus offered throughout the school year.
Backpack Buddies is administered locally by the Nodaway County Ministry Center and serves nearly 300 elementary school students countywide.
In 2015 dietetics students raised $1,000 for Backpack Buddies, which was enough to provide nutritional support for seven students for the entire school year.
For more information about NSDA’s 5K Fun Run/Walk, go to www.facebook.com/northweststudentdieteticassociation, email Kelli Wilmes at [email protected], or call or 660-562-1451.
