By Kathy L. Collins
Come out and run or walk in the 4th Annual Jingle Run at Bell Creek on Saturday, December 8 at Bell Creek Nature Preserve located in Riverview. The event includes a 5K Trail Run/Walk beginning at 8 a.m. and a 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk at 8:30 a.m. Prizes will be awarded for male and female 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers.
Register online at Aliquity.com or print and mail the registration form. Entry fees are $20 for adults and $15 for kids under 16 for the 5 Trail Run/Walk and $10 for adults and $7 for kids under 16 for the 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk, if registered by Thursday, November 29. For day of registration, please add $5.
This annual event benefits A Kid’s Place, a 60 bed facility for abused, neglected and abandoned children located at 1715 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. in Brandon. The event is hosted by Aliquity, a 501 (c) (3) organization which connects business owners to their community while supporting local charities. The Aliquity Community Partners include The Compounding Shop of Riverview, Bell Shoals Animal Hospital, You Say When Yogurt (FishHawk), Jill Ann Photography, Surface Solve, The UPS Store (Boyette Rd.), ServPro and Rice Graphics.
Last year’s event drew 120 participants and raised over $1,000. This year, the money raised will be used to provide the children of A Kid’s Place with outings to places such as mini golf, bowling, the zoo, skating and the movies. Mary Berg, Resource Manager for A Kid’s Place said, “The Jingle Run is always so much fun.
Dotti Dunn, Director for Aliquity said, “Bell Creek Nature preserve is a beautiful Hillsborough County Park to enjoy a great event for a great organization! You are doing some good for yourself and something good for someone else when participating in the event.”
For more information, please visit www.aliqity.com.
