Zombie Halloween Event: MSU To Hold ‘2K Walking Dead for Life’

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Think that your zombie costume is the best in town? Let Tony Award-winning costume designer Linda Cho be the judge at Montclair State University’s first-ever “2K Walking Dead for Life” fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 22.

According to organizers, the event at MSU’s Dioguardi Field will raise money for the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center.

In addition to the 2K run, the event will include a zombie costume competition, which will be judged by Tony Award-winning costume designer Linda Cho.

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Those who have pre-registered for the event online are asked to arrive around 11:30 a.m. in costume. Those without makeup should arrive at 11a.m. so that makeup artists can help “transform you from a normal person into a zombie for the day,” organizers said. Those who want to register on the day of the event are also asked to arrive at 11 a.m.

Costume winners will be announced after the run portion has ended around 2 p.m. They will be selected from four age categories: 14 and under, 14-18, 18-25, and 25 and up. The winners will receive tickets to Broadway shows.

The minimum pledge or registration is $7 for all students (prior to the event), and $10 for adults. Entrants may also pledge $3 per additional lap beyond the 2k distance. Registration will be $10 dollars for the minimum pledge for all attendants on the day of the event.

The event is being produced by the university’s Public Relations Student Society of America, a professional organization affiliated with the Public Relations Society of America. For more information contact weinerl@montclair.edu.

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