Get Off Your CAN! 5K Run/Walk to End Hunger

On June 16^th, 2012 at Colt State Park in Bristol, RI join the fun and help raise funds to support the East Bay Food Pantry.

Registration forms are available at our Thrift Shop at the corner of Wood and Franklin streets in Bristol or register on line at www.eastbayfoodpantry.org.

Registration Entry Fees are $20 for paid registrations completed by June 14th or $25 the day of the event.

And in case you’re wondering how your registration can help…$20 buys 200 lbs of food!!!

The race will be held at Colt State Park, Bristol, RI. The main entrance is located on Rte 114/Hope Street.Follow signs posted in the park to the Bristol Town Beach Pavilion for registration.  The 5K will circle through Colt State Park with the start/finish line at the Bristol Town Beach.  Registration will begin at 7:30am at the Bristol Town Beach Pavilion and wrap up at 8:45am.

Runners will be in the front, followed by walkers. Official times will be tracked and posted by Spitler Race Systems. This race is sanctioned by USA Track & Field.

Funds raised with the “Get Off Your CAN  - Do the 5K Run/Walk to End Hunger!” event will be used to support the work of the East Bay Food Pantry located at 150 Franklin Street in Bristol.  EBFP’s current efforts include expanding healthy food options for clients and their children as part of the Access Nutrition Initiative.  EBFP helps clients increase their understanding of good nutrition and support their use of healthy foods with an array of recipes and food tastings.  And new this summer, our Food4Kids program will provide weekly food for children who receive free/reduced breakfast and lunch at school during the academic year.  All of us at EBFP are energized by the positive impact these programs are making in the lives of some of the most vulnerable RI children and their families. 

Located in Bristol, on the corner of Franklin and Wood, below Franklin Court Independent Living, the East Bay Food Pantry, Inc. is a 501c (3) non-profit organization, offering a client-choice food pantry and a low-cost thrift shop. The mission of the organization is to engage, educate, and empower the East Bay in creating a hunger-free community. The food pantry serves residents of Bristol, Warren, Barrington, East Providence, Middletown, Portsmouth, Newport, Tiverton, and Little Compton in need of food assistance. EBFP currently serves over 1,200 households representing over 4,000 people.  Located in the same building, EBFP’s thrift shop is open to the community Wednesday through Saturday from 10am – 5pm.  The food pantry is open on Wednesdays from 10-5pm and produce is available from 10-Noon every Friday as part of our Fresh Food Fridays program . All proceeds from thrift shop sales support the food pantry.

To sponsor this event or for more information please contact Anita at 401-396-9490 or arandall@eastbayfoodpantry.org