Red Sneakers Peoria 5k & Teal Pumpkin Festival
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Past event
10:00 AM CDT
Peoria Heights, Illinois
Event summary
Join us for the vibrant Red Sneakers Peoria 5K & Teal Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, October 12th, 2024, in the picturesque Peoria Heights, Peoria. This exciting event combines a fun-filled 5K walk/run with educational activities focused on food allergy awareness, making it a perfect outing for families and the community.
Participants are encouraged to don their red sneakers and engage in the Teal Pumpkin activities, which promote allergy awareness and inclusivity. This annual event is not just about running; it's about coming together to create a stronger allergy community, bridging education gaps, and raising vital funds for research and advocacy. With a special discount for kids aged 12 and under, everyone can join in the fun! Whether you choose to participate in person or virtually, don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a day full of activities, raffles, and community spirit. Register early to start fundraising and help spread food allergy awareness in a colorful and meaningful way!
Participants are encouraged to don their red sneakers and engage in the Teal Pumpkin activities, which promote allergy awareness and inclusivity. This annual event is not just about running; it's about coming together to create a stronger allergy community, bridging education gaps, and raising vital funds for research and advocacy. With a special discount for kids aged 12 and under, everyone can join in the fun! Whether you choose to participate in person or virtually, don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a day full of activities, raffles, and community spirit. Register early to start fundraising and help spread food allergy awareness in a colorful and meaningful way!
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Organiser's description
Red Sneakers For Food Allergy Awareness Walk/Run allows us to educate, spread awareness, and come together as an allergy community. The event includes Teal Pumpkin activities and education to help create allergy awareness and make the event family-friendly.
The walk/run and teal pumpkin festival is our largest annual event that will continue to sustain allergy awareness, education, research, advocacy and support in our community. Outcomes of this event will be a larger allergy community, robust sustainable support group, and bridged allergy education gaps at the school and healthcare, underserved and community.
Click here to see how we made a difference this year with the Teal Pumpkin Project!
Add your house or business to the teal pumpkin map in October before or during our event to qualify for raffle prizes.
Wear your red sneakers and post pictures of yourself to our social media and on Race Roster to qualify for raffle prizes. Posts should be training, at our partners, at other races, at our race and throughout the Peoria area. After the race post pictures of your red sneakers and or teal pumpkins and Halloween activities at our event and at home. Each post qualifies for additional entries and qualify for prizes
Follow us on social media for discounts and updates. Utilize the referral option to earn money. Employers can utilize the gift option to offer employees reduced or free registrations. Donate to participant helps registered participants achieve their fundraising goal.
So put on your red sneakers come get your teal pumpkins and help us raise money for food allergy awareness.
This event occurs rain or shine.
No dogs.
T-Shirt Included With Registration
Our shirts are critical to helping us spread food allergy awareness.
YOUTH DISCOUNT
Kids 12 and Under Register for $10 Less. Price Automatically Discounted at Checkout
Virtual Options
Participate from anywhere or add biking & swimming to your in-person run to make it a duathlon or triathlon.
Virtual participants and duathlon or triathlon participants please post your event results on race roster and our social media prior to race announcement to qualify for prizes
Register Early to Start Fundraising Today!
If you have any questions or concerns with registration or donation please contact Race Roster at 1(855) 969 5515 or email [email protected]
The walk/run and teal pumpkin festival is our largest annual event that will continue to sustain allergy awareness, education, research, advocacy and support in our community. Outcomes of this event will be a larger allergy community, robust sustainable support group, and bridged allergy education gaps at the school and healthcare, underserved and community.
Click here to see how we made a difference this year with the Teal Pumpkin Project!
Add your house or business to the teal pumpkin map in October before or during our event to qualify for raffle prizes.
Wear your red sneakers and post pictures of yourself to our social media and on Race Roster to qualify for raffle prizes. Posts should be training, at our partners, at other races, at our race and throughout the Peoria area. After the race post pictures of your red sneakers and or teal pumpkins and Halloween activities at our event and at home. Each post qualifies for additional entries and qualify for prizes
Follow us on social media for discounts and updates. Utilize the referral option to earn money. Employers can utilize the gift option to offer employees reduced or free registrations. Donate to participant helps registered participants achieve their fundraising goal.
So put on your red sneakers come get your teal pumpkins and help us raise money for food allergy awareness.
This event occurs rain or shine.
No dogs.
T-Shirt Included With Registration
Our shirts are critical to helping us spread food allergy awareness.
YOUTH DISCOUNT
Kids 12 and Under Register for $10 Less. Price Automatically Discounted at Checkout
Virtual Options
Participate from anywhere or add biking & swimming to your in-person run to make it a duathlon or triathlon.
Virtual participants and duathlon or triathlon participants please post your event results on race roster and our social media prior to race announcement to qualify for prizes
Register Early to Start Fundraising Today!
If you have any questions or concerns with registration or donation please contact Race Roster at 1(855) 969 5515 or email [email protected]
Location
1222 E Kingman Ave, Peoria Heights, 61616, IL, United States
Red Sneakers Peoria 5k & Teal Pumpkin Festival
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