Alzheimer's 5K Run/Walk

The Paint the City Purple 5K Run/Walk is being presented by the Jeannette Educational Foundation. The event will be held on Saturday, August 9^th. Check-in and same day registration will begin at 8am with the start of the race at 9am. We are currently seeking sponsors, donations, volunteers, and basket raffle donations for the race. The start and finish will take place at the Jeannette Amphitheater at 501 Clay Ave. We will have a DJ, food trucks and a coffee vendor on site all morning. Vendor space is also available. We will have a short presentation at the start of the event and announce race winners and raffle winners at the conclusion. The race cost is $35 for adults and $25 for students under 18. Each racer will receive an event t-shirt as well as a ‘swag bag’ but together from vendors. Shirts will be available for purchase the morning of the event. We want to again call out that we WILL accept same day registration. Contact Tim Carney for registration, sponsorship, or donations at 724-989-6793, or Timothy.Carney@Emerus.com.

So far, we have sponsorships from AHN Neighborhood Hospital, AHN Healthcare at Home and Redstone Highlands. Coach Thomas Paulone Jr. and The Jeannette Football Team have also agreed to volunteer. A word of gratitude for Mayor Antoniak is necessary as he has been very supportive of this event and has involved Jeannette Police and Fire Department for safety along the route. We are working to finalize the race route in the coming days but expect the route to mirror the race route through town that the friends and family of Kelly Singer organized for breast cancer support and awareness about a decade ago. That event is the inspiration behind this race. It was such a great day that the community came together to show support for one of ours. Kelly Singer is also gracious enough to be one of the planners of this race as well.