2nd Annual Mission:1 Community 5-k Run and Community Fun Walk - 11/10/2012

About the Run:

The Basics:

Ascension Church is sponsoring a timed 5-k run and 2-k fun-run/walk around the mature neighborhoods of Jeffersonville, PA 19403. Proceeds go toward charities (to feed the hungry and confront food-related injustice) supported by the church. Come tour our suburban neighborhoods and roads just outside Norristown, PA.

Registration:

Registration: Opens at 8 AM at the church. Both the 5-k and the 2-k events start at 9 AM.

Pre-register online here: Run the Day! or by mail by downloading a copy of this form: Jeffersonville Mission One Application Form

If you are registering by mail, send it and a check (payable to The Reformed Church of the Ascension) to Mission:1 5k, The Reformed Church of the Ascension 1700 Main St, Jeffersonville, PA 19403.

Entry fees:

Registration is $20 for both the 5-k run and 2-k event if postmarked by Sat, Oct 10th, 2012. Early registration guarantees a shirt in the size you request. Registration is $25 if postmarked by November 3, 2012; $30 day-of.

Free post-race refreshments for all, plenty of parking, indoor toilets and other nice stuff.

Awards:

Medals will be awarded in the 5k race for the 1stst 2nd and 3rd overall finishers for both men and women in each age group.

For Info: Call Tonda Harvey 610-247-4078 or missionone5k@ascensionucc.org

Groupings:

There will be male and female groupings for those in each of the following ages:

  • 19 and under
  • 20 to 29
  • 30 to 39
  • 40 to 49
  • 50 to 59
  • 60+

Sponsoring the Run:

Would you or a person or a company you know like to become a sponsor for the Mission:1 5k? Print out the sponsorship form and let's get ready to roll: Mission1 sponsorship form

Register for the Ascension Church Mission: 1 5-k here.

About The UCC's "Mission: 1" initiative

Raising money to aid those affected by drought, fire, flood and earthquakes

This November, Ascension church will be participating in the United Church of Christ's "Mission:1" campaign to feed the hungry and confront food-related injustice.

Ascension is sponsoring a five-kilometer timed run and one-kilometer fun walk through the steets of Jeffersonville.

The United Church of Christ's Mission:1 campaign will run from November 1st through November 11th 2012 (11.01.12 - 11.11.12). The overall goals of Mission:1 are...

  • to collect more than 1 MILLION ITEMS OF HEALTHY FOOD and other household items for local food banks and outreach services.
  • to make an extra-special push to gather online contributions of more than $111,111 DOLLARS for Neighbors in Need, offerings that will be shared for hunger-action purposes with  agencies of justice and compassion throughout the United States.
  • to offer more than 11,111 LETTERS to Congress asking our government to reform U.S. foreign assistance in a way that more effectively benefits hungry and poor people worldwide, helping to provide a major final push to Bread for the World's 2011 "Offering of Letters" campaign.

Register for the Ascension Church Mission: 1 5-k here.