The Born to Run 5K and Pumpkin Patch, featuring an all new obstacle course and activities for kids, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Cornish Fairgrounds in Cornish, NH. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the race and obstacle course begins at 9 a.m. ​​Register by the end of Tuesday, July 31 for the Born to Run 5K for the early bird rate of $25 for adults and $8 for students. To register, click here.

The honorary chair for the Born to Run 5K is Mayor Charlene Lovett, representing the City of Claremont. 

Sponsors include Wellsense Health Plan, Crownpoint Cabinetry, Clark Mortenson, Valley Regional Healthcare, and Delta Dental. If you would like to sponsor the race, please contact Maggie at maggie@tlcfamilyrc.org or 603-542-1848.

We are also looking for organizations who would like to participate in the event with activities for kids as part of the Pumpkin Patch, such as face or pumpkin painting and pumpkin games. If you would like to participate, please contact Neil at neil@tlcfamilyrc.org or 603-542-1848.

For more information about the race and the obstacle course, click here. 

TLC Family Resource Center is pleased to announce that Mayor Charlene Lovett will be the honorary chair for the 9th Annual Born to Run 5K race, which will be held on Saturday, September 22.

The Born to Run 5K race is an off-road race that goes along a trail through Cornish and a Pumpkin Patch Dash for children. The event helps raise awareness for the agency and child abuse prevention as well as provide financial support for our programs, according to Executive Director Maggie Monroe-Cassel.

“This is our signature fundraising event for the year. The money raised goes directly towards the wide range of programs that help support and strengthen all families, children, and youth in our community,” she said.

“The race is also an opportunity for us to interact with the community in a different way. This year we’re planning on expanding the Pumpkin Patch Dash to offer more activities for families during and after the race,” Monroe-Cassel continued. “We have already begun making plans for this year’s race and look forward to having the chance to share our work with more of the community.”

​TLC Family Resource Center supports and strengthens all families, children, and youth of Sullivan and Lower Grafton counties with a wide range of free programs, support groups, education, and events. For more information, please visit www.tlcfamilyrc.org.

​We need your help.
 
The HIVE (High Impact Volunteer Engagement) team is undertaking the next step for their project — finding a Planning Wizard and team of volunteers to help create, plan, and run a family fun day along with their Born to Run 5K Race.
 
We are actively seeking volunteers from the community to fill these positions. The team will work for approximately seven months to create, plan, and run a family fun day and the 5K race fundraisier to be held on Sept. 22. They will work with the support of the HIVE team and resources available from TLC.
 
Following last year’s race, several staff members talked about expanding the event to include fun educational games for families. When the opportunity to learn more about how to engage high impact volunteers through the HIVE program came along, it seemed like a natural fit to combine the two and achieve some strategic goals, such as increasing funding and collaboration with other organizations throughout Sullivan and lower Grafton counties.
 
This is an excellent opportunity for people to become involved with TLC without having to make a major commitment and contribute to the community by offering an event that appeals to runners and families. The 5K race is our biggest fundraising event all year. Expanding it to include a family fun day was a natural progression.
 
Volunteers should be 16 years or older and available to meet every two weeks either at TLC’s office or virtually. Interested candidates must sign-up through the VolunteerNH website. The deadline for volunteers to sign up is Friday, March 16.
 
More information about the opportunities can be found at https://tinyurl.com/ycd927nl.
 
HIVE is a competitive program organized by the NH Center of Nonprofits in conjunction with VQ Volunteer Strategies of Denver, CO. The program offers nonprofit agencies the opportunity to explore trends and best practices in volunteer engagement and support the organizations as they pilot one strategic innovation in volunteer engagement that will measurably build capacity. During the year, participating nonprofits will receive training, tools, and coaching both individually and with collaboratively with all the participants.

Congratulations to Molly Housman, the overall winner of our Born to Run 5K on October 8, 2016! It was a great morning with lots of fun including the Pumpkin Patch Dash with some kiddos and adults dressed as pumpkins!

​And thank you to all the sponsors and supporters of the race: Crown Point Cabinetry, Wellsense, National Field Representatives, Canam Group, Valley Regional Healthcare, Springfield Hospital Women’s Care Center, Lake Sunapee Bank, Mascoma Savings Bank, Centurion Insurance, Claremont Savings Bank, Hubert’s Family Outfitters, Newport Rotary Club, Northstar Financial, Ameriprise Financial, Baystate Financial, Char Delabar, King Arthur Flour, Dana Flewelling Photography and Graphic Design, Reed Trucking, Lambert Auto, Clark-Mortenson Insurance, Blanc and Bailey Construction, Upper Valley Produce, and Doolittle’s Print Service.