Lavender Towse Distance Festival Virtual 5k

Thursday, June 1 – Friday, June 30, 2023 Past event

12:00 AM EDT (midnight)

Rochester, New York

$20.00 · 1 race

5km

Event summary

Get ready to lace up your running shoes for the Lavender Towse Distance Festival Virtual 5K, taking place throughout the month of June 2023! This uplifting event honors the memory of Lavender Towse, a passionate Cross-Country and Track athlete, while supporting the Trevor Project, a vital nonprofit dedicated to providing resources for LGBTQ+ individuals in crisis. Participants can run, jog, or walk anywhere and at any time from June 1st to June 30th, making it easy to join in the celebration of Lavender’s love for running.

With a fundraising goal of $5,000 for 2024, the event aims to build on the impressive $10,000 already raised for the Trevor Project. Everyone who participates will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a $50 gift card to Fleet Feet or Marathon Sports, with two lucky winners announced after September 1, 2024. Plus, additional donations to the official GoFundMe page will earn extra raffle entries! Join this wonderful community event in Rochester, Monroe, and help make a meaningful impact while celebrating the enduring spirit of Lavender Towse.

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Jul 2 – Sep 30, 2024

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Lavender Towse Distance Festival 5k
Virtual

Run or walk to raise money for the Trevor Project this in honor of Lavender Towse! - Complete this race anywhere and anytime during the month of June - Official meetup to complete the 5K in person will be June 24th, 2023 at 6PM at Amherst-Pelham High School - Manually upload your 5K race results - Join the Lavender Towse Distance Festival 5K Strava club to share your race results! (https://bit.ly/3pLhqpH) - Prizes available for top finishers, more details to be announced! Follow us on Instagram @ltdistancefestival and Facebook @Lavender Distance Festival 5K to hear about updates on prizes, giveaways, and race t-shirts

Thursday, Jun 1, 2023

$20.00

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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.