Greater Scranton YMCA to Host 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk on September
28, 2024
Event Proceeds will benefit the Y’s Financial Assistance Program
DUNMORE, PA, 06/03/2024 – Join the Greater Scranton YMCA on Saturday, September
28th, 2024, for a family friendly 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk. Event proceeds will support the Y’s
Annual Support Campaign, which provides scholarship funding to low-income individuals
and families, allowing them to benefit from all the Y has to offer.
Registration is open. The cost for participants ages 10 & up who register by September
26th is $25. Participants under the age of 10 are free. Race day registration is available for
$35.00. Participants who register by September 13th will receive a T-shirt. Day of race
check-in and packet pick-up will be open from 7:30-8:45 a.m. and an awards ceremony will
take place at approximately 9:45 a.m.
“Here at the Y, we are proud to turn no one away for an inability to pay,” said Trish Fisher,
President & CEO, Greater Scranton YMCA. “Our financial assistance program helps children
attend daycare and preschool, families join the Y, youth participate in swim lessons and
programming and more. We are so excited to provide our community with an opportunity to
come together to support those in need.”
Thus far, the race is generously sponsored by Precor. For more information and to register,
visit https://runsignup.com/scrantonymca.
For questions about the 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk, contact Brandon Whipple, Senior Program
Director, at bwhipple@gsymca.org. For questions about the Greater Scranton YMCA’s
2024 Annual Support Campaign and for businesses interested in sponsoring the race,
contact Meghan Carnevale, Mission Advancement & Marketing Director, at
mcarnevale@gsymca.org.
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About the Y
Driven by its founding mission, the Y has served as a leading nonprofit committed to
strengthening community for more than 175 years. The Y empowers everyone, no matter
who they are or where they’re from, by ensuring access to resources, relationships and
opportunities for all to learn, grow and thrive. By bringing together people from different
backgrounds, perspectives and generations, the Y’s goal is to improve overall health and
well-being, ignite youth empowerment and demonstrate the importance of connections in
and across 10,000 communities nationwide. Learn more at ymca.org or
www.greaterscrantonymca.org.
