Get your jingle on! Registration is now open for Whitehall Area Rotary’s 9th Annual Jingle Bell 8K Run/5K Walk. The Club is welcoming runners and walkers of all ages and abilities to participate in this fun annual event, to be held this year on Saturday, December 6th.
On race day, check-in will be available from 7:00-8:45 am at the Coplay Pavilion, 2 Keefer St, Coplay (right next to the Coplay Community Pool). Race packets, bibs and shirts can be picked up there.
The Run will have a rolling start beginning at 9:00 am, and participants will be chip timed for the duration of the race. The race will be professionally timed by the Bryn Mawr Racing Co. Walkers are NOT timed, and will start after the last runners have cleared the starting area.
The 8K course is flat and fast, and starts right below the embankment on the Ironton Rail Trail at the Coplay Pavilion. 5K Course is flat and dog-friendly.
Post-race festivities will be held at the finish line at the Coplay Pavilion, Coplay.Highlights include food (hot dogs, soup bar, hot chocolate bar), kids’ activities, pet and child photos with Santa, and a basket raffle.
Cash awards will be presented to the first- through third-place overall male and female runners. Awards will also be presented to the top two male and female finishers in 6 age categories ranging from 19 and under to 60 and over.
Runners and walkers can register online at: runsignup.com/Race/PA/Coplay/JINGLEBELL8KRUN5KWALK
Cost for runners is $35 until November 19, and $40 thereafter. Walkers will pay $25 until November 19, and $30 thereafter. A student discount is also available. The entry fee includes a race shirt (for those registering prior to November 15), chip timing, bibs, and food.
Proceeds benefit Whitehall Area Rotary Foundation and the ongoing community programs/projects of the Club, including support of local veterans’ organizations, food banks and youth initiatives.
More information: Tracy Bozik, 610-769-9198 or tbozik@FellowshipCommunity.com.