Neighborhood Co-op Feed Your Neighbor 5K
- Date Fri 11th April 2025
- Time 6:00PM EST
- Location Carbondale, Illinois
- Price $22.99
- Races 1 race
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Get ready to lace up your running shoes for the Neighborhood Co-op Feed Your Neighbor 5K, taking place on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Carbondale, Jackson! This family-friendly event supports the invaluable work of the Good Samaritan House of Carbondale, which provides essential services to those in need within the community. The professionally certified 5K course begins and ends at Turley Park, located at the intersection of Old West Main and Glenview, taking participants through the scenic residential area behind the Murdale Shopping Center.
Join us for an evening filled with fun and purpose, as registration opens at 4:30 PM and the race kicks off promptly at 6 PM. For just $20 for adults and $10 for children aged 14 and under, you can participate in this meaningful event. Runners and walkers alike are welcome to tackle the 5K distance. Enjoy live music, delicious snacks, and refreshments, and compete for exciting prizes, including a $100 Co-op gift card for the top overall male and female runners! Additionally, we encourage participants to bring nonperishable food items to support the local food pantry. With a goal of 200 individuals donating just $10 each, your
Join us for an evening filled with fun and purpose, as registration opens at 4:30 PM and the race kicks off promptly at 6 PM. For just $20 for adults and $10 for children aged 14 and under, you can participate in this meaningful event. Runners and walkers alike are welcome to tackle the 5K distance. Enjoy live music, delicious snacks, and refreshments, and compete for exciting prizes, including a $100 Co-op gift card for the top overall male and female runners! Additionally, we encourage participants to bring nonperishable food items to support the local food pantry. With a goal of 200 individuals donating just $10 each, your
Organiser's Description
The Co-op Feed Your Neighbor 5K is a family-friendly event supporting the Good Samaritan House of Carbondale. The race will be held Friday, April 11, 2025.
Our 5K course is professionally certified; the course begins and ends at Turley Park on Old West Main and Glenview, Carbondale, IL. The route runs through the residential area behind the Murdale Shopping Center.
Only $20 for adults and $10 for children 14 and under ($25 & $15 if you sign-up the day of the race.)
This race is professionally timed
Certified course
Participants can run or walk
5K begins and ends at Turley Park, on Old West Main and Glenview
4:30 pm registration opens for pre-registered and day of sign-ups. Race promptly starts at 6 pm.
Live music
Family friendly
Prizes for top female and male runners
Snacks and refreshments for participants
Additionally we are asking participants to bring nonperishable food to give to the local food pantry.
Good Samaritan House of Carbondale serves a wide variety of people, including persons with mental and physical disabilities, families evicted from their homes, veterans with nowhere to go, and persons who have lost their jobs. They have an Emergency Assistance Program to assist clients in paying rent or utility bills to prevent them from becoming homeless. Good Samaritan House also assists in paying for prescriptions, work shoes/clothes, transportation to interviews, doctor appointments and more.
PRIZES
Top overall female and male will win a $100 Co-op gift card! Top male and female of each age category will be a bread winner! Yes you will literally win a loaf of bread. It's just a fun way to reward our runners! Additionally, every participant will be entered for door prizes.
Since 1999, more than 2,000 race participants have been part of this great event, supporting Good Sam.
Not a runner? Alternatively, you can help and not have to participate in the race. This year our goal is to have 200 people donate $10 each! Donations go directly to Good Samaritan and can be done online, see below.
GOOD SAMARITAN HOUSE
All proceeds will support Good Samaritan House of Carbondale, which provides a food pantry, soup kitchen, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and emergency assistance to the areas most vulnerable citizens. All donations stay local! Good Samaritan provides:
Emergency Shelter or Transportation Services.
Food Pantry to offer food and commodities.
Soup Kitchen to provide balanced meals 3 times a day.
Transitional Home for those who need help making a smooth transition to living an independent life again.
Our 5K course is professionally certified; the course begins and ends at Turley Park on Old West Main and Glenview, Carbondale, IL. The route runs through the residential area behind the Murdale Shopping Center.
Only $20 for adults and $10 for children 14 and under ($25 & $15 if you sign-up the day of the race.)
This race is professionally timed
Certified course
Participants can run or walk
5K begins and ends at Turley Park, on Old West Main and Glenview
4:30 pm registration opens for pre-registered and day of sign-ups. Race promptly starts at 6 pm.
Live music
Family friendly
Prizes for top female and male runners
Snacks and refreshments for participants
Additionally we are asking participants to bring nonperishable food to give to the local food pantry.
Good Samaritan House of Carbondale serves a wide variety of people, including persons with mental and physical disabilities, families evicted from their homes, veterans with nowhere to go, and persons who have lost their jobs. They have an Emergency Assistance Program to assist clients in paying rent or utility bills to prevent them from becoming homeless. Good Samaritan House also assists in paying for prescriptions, work shoes/clothes, transportation to interviews, doctor appointments and more.
PRIZES
Top overall female and male will win a $100 Co-op gift card! Top male and female of each age category will be a bread winner! Yes you will literally win a loaf of bread. It's just a fun way to reward our runners! Additionally, every participant will be entered for door prizes.
Since 1999, more than 2,000 race participants have been part of this great event, supporting Good Sam.
Not a runner? Alternatively, you can help and not have to participate in the race. This year our goal is to have 200 people donate $10 each! Donations go directly to Good Samaritan and can be done online, see below.
GOOD SAMARITAN HOUSE
All proceeds will support Good Samaritan House of Carbondale, which provides a food pantry, soup kitchen, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and emergency assistance to the areas most vulnerable citizens. All donations stay local! Good Samaritan provides:
Emergency Shelter or Transportation Services.
Food Pantry to offer food and commodities.
Soup Kitchen to provide balanced meals 3 times a day.
Transitional Home for those who need help making a smooth transition to living an independent life again.
Races
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Feed Your Neighbor 5K Run/Walk
Incl. $2.99 Fee & Thermal Tote
Fri 11th April 2025 (6:00PM EDT)
$22.99
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