Trot for Toys is Saturday at Marquette Park

trot-for-toys-gary-2013-flyerThe Trot for Toys 5K Run/Walk is set for Saturday, December 21 at 10 a.m. at Marquette Park, 1 North Grand Blvd. in Gary.

Entry is free for participants who bring a toy, which will be donated.

Be Santa for kids in need this Christmas season! Run or walk a 5k or Kids’ 1k at gorgeous Marquette Park on Miller Beach in Gary with the only entry fee being a new toy (valued at $10 or more) to be donated to Gary area shelters! The race is held in partnership with the Gary Parks Department & Marquette Park Holiday Bazaar! Stay after the race for shopping, horse-drawn carriage rides, and more. Make sure you bring your Santa hat and jingle bells!

There will be a great post-race food selection (including the option of buying food & treats from Holiday Bazaar vendors.) Also, they will be raffling off dozens of awards from the race sponsors. Overall or age group awards will not be handed out so that all proceeds can benefit Toys for Tots. The raffle will take place upstairs in the Marquette Park Pavilion Ballroom.

See Cause2Compete.com for more information. Sign up here.