Selected Community Events
Skedaddle for the Small Fries 5k and one mile fun run
Jun 8, 2013 8:00am
Town Commons Greenville NCA 5k to benefit the East Carolina Pediatric Research Initiative to improve child health in Eastern North Carolina
Kristin Harbaugh
919-801-5193
kristin.harbaugh@vidanthealth.com
Greenville Jaycees Flat Out 5k and Fun Run
Jun 22, 2013 8am
Greenville Town Commons in Downtown GreenvilleName - Greenville Jaycees Flat Out 5k and Fun Run
When - June 22 2013
Location - Greenville Town Commons in Downtown Greenville
When - 630-730am registration and race time starts 8am with awards following - Registration ahead of time can be done at www.runtheeast.com or www.flatout5k.com and print of the registration form and can be mailed in.
Sponsors - Flat Out Bread Company, Eastern Radiologists, Inc, Meridian Park
Details - Our the theme this year is Back to the 80s! We are encouraging people to break out their neons, leg warmers, sweat bands, and come out in their best 80s attire and we will give out prizes for best attire. Also the first 200 runners to sign up will receive a moisture wick tshirt and a goodie bag.
Donation - Proceeds will benefit Pitt County Girls and Boys Club and UNC Chapel Hill Jaycee Burn Center
More Information can be found at our website www.flatout5k.com or we can be found on facebook event as well by typing us into the search engine.
website www.flatout5k.com
5k to Stop Human Trafficking Now!
Oct 12, 2013 8am
Greenville Town CommonsHelp us walk to Stop Human Trafficking! To find out more, click here http://www.encstophumantrafficking.org/
Pam Strickland
252-814-6357
Run for the Fallen/Give2thetroops
May 23, 2009 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Ayden Grifton High School TrackThe North Carolina Branch of Give2thetroops is sponsoring a Memorial Run for the Fallen on Saturday, May 23, 2009 to honor the 124 troops from North Carolina who have been killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan since March 2003. Runners and walkers are invited to run/walk one or more miles to honor our fallen heroes. The run will be held at the Ayden-Grifton High School track, Highway 11 south, Ayden NC, starting at 8 AM. Volunteers and sponsors can get a
T-shirt for a minimum donation of $10. Please make your check payable to Give2thetroops and mail to Give2thetroops at 3109 Landmark St., Greenville, NC 27834. Please note in the memo section the size/sizes and quantity/quantities. T-shirts may also be purchased to donate in care packages being sent to deployed troops. Items for care packages can be donated at the Run.
Last year on June14, 2008 a group of dedicated runners started at Ft. Irwin CA and ran to Arlington National Cemetery where they will end their run on August 24 2008. You can find out more about this organization at www.runforthefallen.com. They ran a mile for every service member that has been killed in Afghanistan and Iraq since March 2003. They placed flags with each service members name and home town at each mile. North Carolina’s 2008 Memorial Run started at Fayetteville and ended at Greenville, with flags to honor each fallen hero placed at every mile along the route.
Give2thetroops, Inc. is a national, non-profit organization that sends care packages to service members in combat zones around the world. You can learn more about the organization at www.give2thetroops.
For more information and to register, please contact the race coordinator, Kathy Moore, at 252-746-3435 after 5:00 pm or at 252-639-2134, during the day, or by email at kmkathy1957@yahoo.com. Kathy is a Gold Star mother, whose son, Cpl Ryan Russell, was killed March 5, 2007 in Iraq.