7th Annual C.E. Floyd 5k & Fun Walk Announced A Race for All Generations!

Shelton, CT: Wesley Village is proud to host the 7th annual benefit C.E. Floyd 5k Road Race on Saturday, October 24, 2015, starting at 9 a.m. Over 400 runners and walkers are expected! The event takes place at the Wesley Village Campus, 580 Long Hill Avenue in Shelton. The event features a 5k run, M & T Bank 1-mile walk and Merit Insurance ½ mile Kids Fun Run. This year’s 5k course is a flat out and back course.

Bring the entire family for a morning of Halloween fun! At the post race party there will be entertainment, a brunch with famous egg sandwiches, smoothies, fruit granola bars, bagels and more! Children’s activities include a bounce house, face painting, a clown and the opportunity to trick or treat! Costumes are encouraged! The first 300 5k entrants receive a free tech shirt. Cotton t-shirts will be given to all other event participants. Runners aged 70+ run for free, pre-registration is required. With over 10% of last year’s race field over 70, the race has one of the highest percentages of older runners in Connecticut.

Race proceeds benefit the award winning activity program at Wesley Village. The Wesley Village campus provides independent living, memory care, assisted living, rehab services and skilled nursing care. Wesley Village is a campus comprised of Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center, Crosby Commons and Wesley Heights assisted and independent living communities, part of United Methodist Homes, a local, not-for-profit organization with a 125-year tradition of caring.

Also supporting this year’s race are Bic, Murtha Cullina LLP, O’Connor Davies LLP, Crown Uniform & Linen Service, John J. Brennan Construction Co., McKesson, Omnicare of Connecticut, Performance Food Service-Springfield, Serra & DelVecchio Insurance, Aetna, All Waste, Inc., Alliance Rehab of Connecticut, EDM Architects & Engineers, Impact Branding and Design, New England Home Care, PerkinElmer, Thurston Foods, Inc., Dr. Daniel Wollman, Accurate Mailing Services, Allegra Print-Design-Marketing, Constellation Health Care Services, Curtiss-Ryan Honda, D’Addario Auto Group, Derby-Shelton Rotary Club, Digital Media, LLC, Fire Protection Testing, Inc., Griffin Hospital Lifeline, James R. Swift, ASLA, PE, The Lancaster Group, LLC, Lewis Associates, Oronoque Pharmacy, Inc., Valley Community Foundation, The Views of Long Hill Condominium Association and Winters Bros. Waste Systems.

For more information on The Wesley Village Halloween 5K & Fun Walk, please visit jbsports.com or call JB Sports at (203) 481-5933.

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