There is simply no better way for runners and their families to celebrate the holiday season than being part of the fun at the Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt Ho Ho Ho 5K Run on Saturday morning, Dec. 19. This is the 28th annual running of the event, which will return runners to the great new course from the John F. Kennedy Middle School in Bethpage that was launched in 2014.
Thanks to the continued generosity of the Intellectual Property law firm of Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt and Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW, this year’s run will offer all the great amenities of past year’s and more. We are especially appreciate of the support of Local 338 this year in the face of all the perturbations in the supermarket industry.
Race Director Ric DiVeglio of the Greater Long Island Running Club will be working with lots of volunteers to stage what should be another spectacular morning of family fitness and fun. Santa Claus will be making his annual visit to serve as the official starter, and we expect hordes of reindeer, elves and other denizens of the holiday season to be at there to join in the fun.
There will once again be special prizes for the best holiday costume and for the first “centipede” team to cross the finish line. Runners and walkers are encouraged to run/walk in costumes appropriate to the season. No dogs allowed.
There will also be a Fun Run for the youngsters on the grounds of the middle school before the main event. Every entrant in the 5K will receive a special commemorative “thermal” shirt appropriate for the holiday season.
There will once again be a post-race door prize drawing that will be highlighted by the grand prize of a flat screen, high definition TV and a second prize of a top-of-the-line digital camera. Everyone who is entered in the run has an equal chance to win a prize. The event will carry forward the GLIRC policy of offering a 50 percent discount for preregistered 5K runners age 16 and under.
A portion of the net proceeds will, as always, be turned over to The Opening Word, and education program hosted by the Dominican Sisters to provide poor uneducated immigrant women with the tools that they need to become productive members of American society.
In the spirit of the holiday season, please bring a new, unwrapped toy to registration to benefit local children in need. Toys will be donated to the John Theissen Children’s Foundation.
Register online at www.glirc.org or call Mike or Linda at the GLIRC office for more information.
