‘Outrun Hunger’ 5K will benefit needy families on Nov. 5

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Help provide holiday dinners for those in need while getting a head start on burning all the calories you will consume this holiday season by participating in Grace Church’s first Outrun Hunger 5K run event beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Commerce Commons Pathway right outside of the Township Hall.

There will also be a 1 mile run/walk for children.

The church is partnering with Hospitality House in Walled Lake and the Open Door Outreach Center in Waterford Township to assist families in the lakes area in need of food for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The inaugural “charity fun run” aims to feed 100 families this holiday season.

“The goal is to raise $2,000 to $3,000 to feed 100 families in our community,” said Kari Cotter, organizer of the Outrun Hunger event. “Previously we have only been able to help a limited number of families and we want to step up as a church community and reach out to those in need. We know the recent reductions of welfare services in the state will affect many people in our midst.”

All proceeds from the race will be given to Hospitality House and Open Door.

It costs $20 to register for the 5K run and $5 for the 1 mile event.

Hospitality House is a food pantry that serves the residents of the Walled Lake Consolidated School District and West Bloomfield Township, and supports southeast Michigan’s fight against hunger by providing advice and aid to pantries in other cities.

The Open Door Outreach Center serves families in Waterford, White Lake, West Bloomfield, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, Commerce, Walled Lake and Wixom by providing food, clothing, referral information, and other services to those in need.

For more information on Outrun Hunger event, call 248-887-3700 or go to gracechurchinfo.net/events or look them up on Facebook.