Manchester Road Race Donation Supporting Domestic Violence Programs

MANCHESTER, CT — Road Race officials Monday announced that they will be presenting a check for $7,800 to Hartford Interval House during a ceremony at the Manchester Police Department headquarters.

The presentation is slated for June 1 at 2 p.m.

Interval House is the largest agency in Connecticut dedicated to ending domestic violence. Since its inception in 1977, Interval House has provided assistance to about 6,500 victims of domestic violence each year in 24 of the state's cities and towns.

The MRR raised the donation through its annual Honors Club Program at last November's Thanksgiving Day run. Under the program, up to 100 runners can opt to pay $100 (instead of the traditional $32 entry fee) and all the proceeds are donated to a specific local charity. The road race committee selected Interval House as its beneficiary for 2022 and 78 runners signed up to run in honor of the organization.

"We are very pleased that our race will benefit the compassionate, life-saving role that Interval House plays in our area," said Dr. Tris Carta, president of the Manchester Road Race Committee.

Carta said that the road race has several strong connections to Interval House. Olympian Donn Cabral, who was raised in Glastonbury and has been one of the MRR's top finishers for more than a decade, is a member of the Interval House "Men’s Initiative." This group consists of prominent Connecticut men who have been engaged in public education and fund raising for the cause against domestic violence for more than a decade. The Manchester Police Department, a key element in the safe and orderly operation of the MRR since it began, has had a domestic violence victim advocate employed by Interval House working at police headquarters for the past 25 years. Manchester's Domestic Violence Outreach Team is the longest running partnership of its kind in the state. The highly specialized team handles cases of domestic violence, stalking and non-stranger sexual assault.

"Interval House works tirelessly to end domestic violence and to help the people who are affected by it," Carta added. "We are so grateful to Interval House, and to the wonderful runners who participated in the Honors Club Program at last year’s race."

More information about the Manchester Road Race and its Honors Club Program will be available starting September 1st at www.manchesterroadrace.com. The 86th annual 4.748-mile Manchester Road Race will be held this year at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day (November 24, 2022). The race starts and finishes on Main Street in Manchester, in front of St. James Church.