The 8th annual 5k trail race will be held at Butler's Orchard on Saturday, November 23 at 10:30am (following a family fun run at 10am). Join us for a great walk / run through the orchard.
Race through the fall orchard grounds: gravel farm roads, beautiful scenery, rolling hills, a section through the woods. This is a unique opportunity to run a safe, family-friendly trail through local favorite, Butler's Orchard.
All proceeds from the race will go to passionate dreamers from the UpCounty area who imagine the world to be a place of love, justice, compassion, and provision. The 5K Orchard Run prioritizes local groups who have a vision, a plan, and a following to make their corner of the world, locally or globally, as it should be.
This year, we have chosen four local organizations.
1. Jobs Partnership- Teaching inmates at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility resume, interview, and jobs skills.
2. Little Free Pantry- An anonymous 24/7 emergency food pantry with locations in Damascus and Clarksburg.
3. PURE Youth- A local chapter of middle school students raising money to support the education of peers in India.
4. Campus Life- A middle and high school club dedicated to helping young people build positive relationships.
In order to make this event spectacular, we are in need a strong volunteer team who is willing to serve and loves to cheer others on! All volunteers need to arrive at Bulter's Orchard by 7:00am to get the party started! We should be done and celebrating by 12:00pm.
The volunteer team will help set up the course, registration, volunteer/sponsor/race benefactor areas, the water station, and all signage. We will help direct traffic/parking, register new racers, direct and cheer runners and each other. Although we have spots for though with a range of mobility, please be ready to work hard and come prepared to brave the weather!
Please go to https://www.5korchardrun.com/volunteer/ to volunteer. If you volunteer via the Montgomery County SSL Opportunities page, we will email you reminding you to sign up via the official website page.
