Event Description
The Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fall 5k, presented by Neighbors Helping Neighbors of Amherst County, will take place on the beautiful campus of Sweet Briar College. Enjoy the picturesque scenery of the infamous "Dairy Loop" as well as the surrounding of Sweet Briar College. Proceeds from this event support Neighbors Helping Neighbors of Amherst County, Inc (NHN) where our primary focus is to assist individuals in overcoming food insecurity by providing nutritious meals through food kitchens and selective shopping Food Warehouse. On May 5th, 2016, we started serving nutritious lunch meals to anyone who has a need for a meal that day during lunchtime. NHN Volunteers prep and serve lunches twice a week.
REGISTRATION:
$25 (Aug. 1st - Sept. 15) || $30 (Sept. 16 - Oct 21st) || $35 (Oct. 22 - 23rd)
PAPER REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT
Registration fees are non-transferable & non-refundable. An entry can only be used for the person registered for the entry. Entries cannot be deferred to the following year or a future event.
Packet Pickup:
Friday (10/22) 3pm - 6pm, Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Warehouse (151 Mitchell Bell Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572)
Saturday (10/23 - Race Day) 8:00am - 8:30am, Sweet Briar College, Memorial Chapel (134 Chapel Road, Sweet Briar, VA 24595)
"yes" someone else can pick up your packet for you.
Assisted Participants:
We are pleased to provide an opportunity for assisted participants to enjoy race day. An assisted participant is typically being pushed in a stroller "appropriate" for the event (ie.. hand break, tether, appropriate wheels). Both the participant being pushed and the pusher are required to register for this event. Assisted participants will start prior to the start and be ranked separately from the event. Both the pusher and assisted participant should indicate this classification during the registration process for our planning purposes.
T-Shirts:
Participants registered on or before October 1st are guaranteed a commemorative t-shirt. A limited number of extra shirts will be available on a first-come basis at packet pickup. 100% cotton, unisex sizing, youth sizes offered.
Race Day Parking:
Babcock Fine Arts Center
Chapel Road Parking lots
Mary Helen Cochran Library Parking lots
AWARDS:
Top 3 Overall M/F, Top 3 in each age group.
AGE GROUPS:
5-12; 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80-and up
PETS AND STROLLERS ARE PROHIBITED.
