Lavender Towse Distance Festival Virtual 5k

Tuesday, July 2 – Monday, September 30, 2024 Past event

12:00 AM EDT (midnight)

Rochester, New York

$15.00 · 1 race

5km

Event summary

Join the Lavender Towse Distance Festival Virtual 5K, taking place from July 2nd to September 30th, 2024, in Rochester, Monroe! This uplifting event celebrates the legacy of Lavender Towse, a passionate Cross-Country and Track athlete, while raising funds for the Trevor Project, a vital non-profit dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ individuals in crisis. Participants can run, jog, or walk this virtual 5K anytime in August, making it perfect for all fitness levels.

Help us reach our fundraising goal of $5,000, building on the $10,000 already raised for this important cause. As a bonus, all participants will have a chance to win one of two $50 gift cards for Fleet Feet or Marathon Sports through a raffle! Additional raffle entries are available for those who choose to donate to the official GoFundMe. Celebrate Lavender's love for running and make a difference in the lives of young LGBTQ+ people by joining this fantastic event!

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Jun 1–30, 2023

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Lavender Towse Distance Festival 5k
Virtual

Run, jog, or walk to raise money for the Trevor Project in honor of Lavender Towse! - Complete this race anywhere and anytime during the month of August - Manually upload your 5K race results - Join the Lavender Towse Distance Festival 5K Strava club to share your race results! (https://bit.ly/3pLhqpH) - (2) $50 Fleet Feet/Marathon Sports giftcard raffle for all participants! - Follow us on Instagram @ltdistancefestival and Facebook @Lavender Towse Distance Festival 5K to hear about updates on prizes and giveaways

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2024

$15.00

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Organiser's description

Hi all! Please join us in celebrating Lavender Towses memory by helping us raise money for the Trevor Project, a non profit focused on providing resources for queer folks in crisis. Thus far, we have raised $10,000 for the Trevor Project and hope to raise $5,000 for 2024. Join us in a virtual 5K to celebrate Lavender's love for running and to help provide resources for LGBTQ+ folks in crisis. Run, jog, or walk this event!

Please note: This event can be completed anywhere and anytime during the month August! All participants will be entered into a raffle to win a $50 Fleet Feet or Marathon Sports gift card! 2 winners will be drawn and contacted after 9/1/24. Separate donations to the offical GoFundMe (https://gofund.me/bf514834 ) will earn an additional raffle entry.

Lavender Towse was a dedicated Cross-Country and Track athlete throughout their brief life. They were a fierce competitor who embraced both the physical and mental rigors of competition and training. They were a joy on and off the track to so many. While we mourn their passing, we welcome you to donate to and participate in the Lavender Towse Distance Classic to celebrate the joy they got from running and to raise funds for the Trevor Project, a nationally recognized organization doing the important work of preventing suicide amongst young LGBTQ+ people.

If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run, your's is the Earth and everything in it"Rudyard Kipling.