Meals On Wheels Tampa to Host 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run to Raise Awareness and Funds for Tampa’s Homebound Seniors and Neighbors

Tampa, FL, January 23, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Meals On Wheels Tampa to host 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run to raise awareness and funds for Tampa’s homebound seniors and neighbors.

Meals On Wheels of Tampa will host their 2ndAnnual 5K & I-Mile Fun Run on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Gadsden Park, 6901 S. MacDill Avenue, Tampa 33611.

This event is a vision brought to fruition by a team of Tampa’s brightest high school students with the objective of raising awareness and funds for Meals On Wheels of Tampa. These students, who make up the Meals On Wheels High School Leadership Board, are tasked with enriching the lives of Tampa’s homebound seniors and neighbors through one project a year. Recognizing the many benefits that movement has for homebound individuals, this year’s project will focus on ways to stay active at home including providing exercise bands.

7:30am: Registration opens
9:00am: 5K start time
10:00am: 1-Mile Fun Run start time

The 5K is $25 per person and includes a t-shirt and finisher medal. The 1-Mile Fun Run is $15 per person and includes a t-shirt and finisher ribbon. Prices increase February 9, 2019.

For more information and to register, visit: www.mowtampa.org/5k

Post Race: Awards will be given out to the overall winners and top three finishers in each gender and age bracket for the 5K.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact Shana Taylor-Page at (813) 238-8410, S.TaylorPage@mowtampa.org.

About Meals On Wheels of Tampa:
Meals On Wheels of Tampa has been committed to nourishing and enriching the independent lives of the homebound and seniors of Tampa since 1975. Today, Meals On Wheels of Tampa serves over 800 people with a hot meal during the lunch hour. Meals On Wheels of Tampa is a 4-star charity and relies on its community for support by not accepting government funding.