Loaves and Fishes and Veterans Services of the Carolinas Run for Recovery
- Date Sat 8th November 2025
- Time 8:00AM EST
- Location Beaufort, North Carolina
- Price $28.00
- Races 2 races
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Join us for the Loaves and Fishes and Veterans Services of the Carolinas Run for Recovery on Saturday, November 8, 2025, in the charming town of Beaufort, Carteret. This uplifting event aims to raise awareness and funds to combat addiction and homelessness, supporting local recovery programs that provide essential services to those in need. Participants can choose from various race distances, with registration fees starting at just $25 per person for individuals and $15 per person for groups of four or more if registered by November 1.
The scenic race course runs along historic Front Street, showcasing Beaufort's picturesque waterfront and beautiful homes. Runners and walkers will enjoy a vibrant atmosphere, with a breakfast celebration following the race at Ann Street United Methodist Church. Don’t miss the chance to support the Fish Against Addiction Speckled Trout Tournament at Chasin Tails in Atlantic Beach after the run! With exciting awards for top finishers and a community-focused spirit, this event promises to be a highlight of your fall. Make plans to join us in Beaufort for a day of fun, fitness, and making a difference in the lives of those striving for recovery!
The scenic race course runs along historic Front Street, showcasing Beaufort's picturesque waterfront and beautiful homes. Runners and walkers will enjoy a vibrant atmosphere, with a breakfast celebration following the race at Ann Street United Methodist Church. Don’t miss the chance to support the Fish Against Addiction Speckled Trout Tournament at Chasin Tails in Atlantic Beach after the run! With exciting awards for top finishers and a community-focused spirit, this event promises to be a highlight of your fall. Make plans to join us in Beaufort for a day of fun, fitness, and making a difference in the lives of those striving for recovery!
Organiser's Description
Addiction to alcohol and drugs and homelessness are at epidemic portions.
LOAVES AND FISHES OF BEAUFORT is a Beaufort-based, Christ-centered, residential, substance abuse recovery program. We provide counseling, shelter and treatment to men at no cost to them. We have just opened a Transition Home where men who have graduated from the six month program can stay 12 to 18 months while they work and learn more life skills that help them move back into the community. www.loavesandfishesnc.org [http://www.loavesandfishesnc.org]
VETERANS SERVICES OF THE CAROLINAS (VSC) supports our nations Veterans and their families by implementing essential assistance programs in communities across North Carolina. Through Housing, Employment, Outreach and Peer Support, Suicide Prevention, and Call Center Service Coordination. We collaborate with community partners and faith communities to engage with Veterans and their families to meet critical needs called Social Drivers of Health.. Through the HOPE/PATH Outreach program, VSC helps unhoused individuals attain the hope that recovery is possible and to get into addiction recovery programs such as Loaves and Fishes; help them find training and employment, income assistance, housing programs, and community mental health services. https://www.abccm-vsc.org/
REGISTRATION FEES/DATES/CATEGORIES:
Individual: $25 per person (by 11/1), $30 thereafter
Group/Team of four or more, $15 per person (savings until 11/1). $30 per person thereafter
We love active military - discount: $15 per person
*Anyone who signs up by November 1 will be entered into our raffle. Sign up now!
PACKET-PICK UP INFORMATION, ETC.:
Race packet pick up: To be announced
Race Day packet pick up and awards ceremony will be at John Newton Park across Front Street from Clawsons Restaurant. There will be a breakfast for runners and walkers following the race at Ann Street United Methodist Church (417 Ann St, Beaufort).
Join us @ Chasin Tails in Atlantic Beach after the run to support the Fish Against Addiction Speckled Trout Tournament! Part of the proceeds go to Loaves and Fishes. There will be baked goods for sale, tournament merchandise, etc.
Awards/Categories:
Top three overall male and female finishers
Top male and top female finishers for each age group will receive medals as follows: Ages 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
COURSE:
Beaufort has been voted the coolest small town in America" by Southern Living Magazine. The Race Course is down historic Front Street with its beautiful homes and the oft-seen wild banker ponies across the waterfront. Course certified USATF #NC19005BM.
Make this a family getaway. Go to Cape Lookout Lighthouse shell collecting. See dozens of ponies on Shackleford Island. Discover dolphins. Kayak islands and waterfront. Beach. Surf fish. Fort Macon.
LOAVES AND FISHES OF BEAUFORT is a Beaufort-based, Christ-centered, residential, substance abuse recovery program. We provide counseling, shelter and treatment to men at no cost to them. We have just opened a Transition Home where men who have graduated from the six month program can stay 12 to 18 months while they work and learn more life skills that help them move back into the community. www.loavesandfishesnc.org [http://www.loavesandfishesnc.org]
VETERANS SERVICES OF THE CAROLINAS (VSC) supports our nations Veterans and their families by implementing essential assistance programs in communities across North Carolina. Through Housing, Employment, Outreach and Peer Support, Suicide Prevention, and Call Center Service Coordination. We collaborate with community partners and faith communities to engage with Veterans and their families to meet critical needs called Social Drivers of Health.. Through the HOPE/PATH Outreach program, VSC helps unhoused individuals attain the hope that recovery is possible and to get into addiction recovery programs such as Loaves and Fishes; help them find training and employment, income assistance, housing programs, and community mental health services. https://www.abccm-vsc.org/
REGISTRATION FEES/DATES/CATEGORIES:
Individual: $25 per person (by 11/1), $30 thereafter
Group/Team of four or more, $15 per person (savings until 11/1). $30 per person thereafter
We love active military - discount: $15 per person
*Anyone who signs up by November 1 will be entered into our raffle. Sign up now!
PACKET-PICK UP INFORMATION, ETC.:
Race packet pick up: To be announced
Race Day packet pick up and awards ceremony will be at John Newton Park across Front Street from Clawsons Restaurant. There will be a breakfast for runners and walkers following the race at Ann Street United Methodist Church (417 Ann St, Beaufort).
Join us @ Chasin Tails in Atlantic Beach after the run to support the Fish Against Addiction Speckled Trout Tournament! Part of the proceeds go to Loaves and Fishes. There will be baked goods for sale, tournament merchandise, etc.
Awards/Categories:
Top three overall male and female finishers
Top male and top female finishers for each age group will receive medals as follows: Ages 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
COURSE:
Beaufort has been voted the coolest small town in America" by Southern Living Magazine. The Race Course is down historic Front Street with its beautiful homes and the oft-seen wild banker ponies across the waterfront. Course certified USATF #NC19005BM.
Make this a family getaway. Go to Cape Lookout Lighthouse shell collecting. See dozens of ponies on Shackleford Island. Discover dolphins. Kayak islands and waterfront. Beach. Surf fish. Fort Macon.
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