Home Run!

Saturday, September 7, 2024 Past event

12:45 PM CDT

Grand Forks, North Dakota

$30.00–$40.00 · 2 races

5km

Event summary

Get ready for an inspiring day at the 6th annual Home Run event on Saturday, September 7th, 2024, in beautiful Grand Forks! This exciting event offers participants the chance to make a real difference in the lives of men, women, and families experiencing homelessness. Choose to join the fun with a 5K fun run/walk or challenge yourself in the 25-mile bike race.

After your event, celebrate your accomplishment with a delicious lunch, live music, and an awards ceremony at the Mission. Every registration not only secures you a stylish event t-shirt but also provides vital resources for those in need, helping over two hundred individuals each year find permanent housing and support. Plus, there's special pricing available for families, including free participation for children 5 and under! Don't miss out on this uplifting community experience where your efforts will help change lives!

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Sep 16, 2023

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Races

5k Fun Run

Includes Home Run T-Shirt

Walk or run at your own pace! This event will start in front of Northlands Rescue Mission and take you over the dike onto the Greenway until you reach a turnaround point. Please show up to check in and pick up your race packet + t-shirt prior to 11:30 am. After your event, join us in front of the Mission for lunch, live music, and an awards ceremony!

12:45 PM CDT

$30.00

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25 Mile Bike Race

Includes Home Run T-Shirt

Race as fast as you can for the best time! This event will start and end near KNOX/Leighton broadcasting just south of Grand Forks. A pace car and sweeper will be active for this race, but the course is NOT closed to all traffic. Please show up to check in and pick up your race packet + t-shirt prior to 9:45 am. After your event, join us in front of the Mission for lunch, live music, and an awards ceremony!

11:00 AM CDT

$40.00

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Organiser's description

Join us for the 6th annual Northlands Rescue Mission _HOME RUN_ on Saturday, September 7th! Your walk, run, or ride helps men, women, and families experiencing homelessness secure permanent housing and a new lease on life.

Choose your event: a 5K FUN RUN/WALK or 25-MILE BIKE RACE. Register online, then join us at the Mission for your event on Sept. 7. After you finish, join us for lunch, live music, and an awards ceremony in front of the Mission!

Participants will receive an event t-shirt at check-in. Your registration gives men, women, and families access to the resources and support they need to find permanent housing. Our advocacy team assists with transportation, housing and job applications, I.D.s and birth certificates, financial barriers to housing, addiction support, and more. Each year, more than two hundred people find permanent homes with the support of the Mission and people like you!

SPECIAL PRICING: Children 5 and under participate in the 5k FREE. Children aged 6-13 are 50% off.
If you are a STUDENT, please contact us using the form below for a special coupon code!