They are looking for Girl Scouts to volunteer. Young scouts, and their parents have, for the past three years, poured water and given it to runners on the race route. They’ve generally come in costume, which adds to the fun of the event. Older scouts (teens) could help with food or in the family activities area.
If you or your troop members are interested in this volunteer activity, please contact Claire directly:
Claire Bien
Associate Director of Communications
The Connection, Inc.
100 Roscommon Drive, Suite 203
Middletown, CT 06457
860 343-5500 ext. 1132
203 733-8109 mobile
Record
Crowd of 800 Expected at 4rd Annual
Wicked
Good 5K to Benefit Local Kids and Adults
New Haven, CT
– Road races and family-friendly activities will highlight The Connection 4th annual
Wicked Good 5K Run, Walk and Family Festival. The races take place on Sunday,
October 27, at 10:00 a.m. at New Haven’s Lighthouse Point Park. JB Sports LLC, organizer of the New
Haven Road Race, estimates a record crowd of 800 runners and walkers at this
event. Proceeds benefit The
Connection, a statewide non-profit human services agency that serves 2,000
children and adults monthly in Greater New Haven through its behavioral health,
community justice, and family support programs.
Awards are given
to the top three female and male finishers in nine age categories: 12 and
under; 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; and 80 and over. Finishers
in the half-mile non-competitive fun run, open to ages 12 and under, receive
ribbons. The best individual
costumes for kids and adults, as determined by a panel of judges, receive
awards. The first 600 registered participants receive t-shirts.
The event also includes food, drinks and activities,
including games, face painting and free rides on Lighthouse Point Park’s
carousel. The entry fee for the 5K
walk or run is $23 in advance, and $25 on raceday. The cost for the kids run fun is $9 in advance, and $10 on
race day. Entrants can register at
www.jbsports.com or in person starting
at 8:30 a.m. on October 27.
“We created the Wicked Good
Race and Family Festival because we recognize the charitable-mindedness of the
running community,” states Peter Nucci, President and CEO of The Connection.
“It’s our hope that runners, walkers and their families will attend the event,
and even participate in costume, if they’d like.” “Proceeds from the race will assist the many individuals and
families who been gripped by poverty and prevented from progressing in life,”
according to Nucci.
For information about
sponsorships, please contact Beth Connor at The Connection: 860 343-5500 x2125
or at bconnor@theconnectioninc.org.
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