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2nd Annual Bunny Hop 5K Set In Stafford
This year, the Bunny Hop 5K will benefit the Frank A. Petillo Jr. Foundation, in honor of the late Manahawkin native.
STAFFORD, NJ — Join Stafford in their Second Annual Bunny Hop 5K Fun Run & Walk, set this year for March 24.
The race was launched in 2023 as part of the Mayor's Wellness Campaign.
This year, all proceeds will benefit the Frank A. Petillo Jr. Foundation, a local non-profit foundation created in honor of Stafford resident and Southern Regional High School Graduate, Frank Petillo Jr.
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Petillo, a Manahawkin native, died in 2023 after he was struck by a car while on campus at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Read more: Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Manahawkin College Student
He was a lover of the arts, and so the foundation's mission is to empower and inspire young performers and enrich the lives of young people through the performing arts.
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