WHAT: Collier County Sheriff’s Office 5K Run/Ride and Safety Fair
WHEN: Friday, May 25
TIME: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., safety fair
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., 5K run/ride registration
8 p.m., opening ceremony
WHERE: Golden Gate Community Center, 4701 Golden Gate Parkway
SUMMARY: The Collier County Sheriff's Office and its Golden Gate Road Patrol invite residents to join in on the second annual 5K fun run and bike ride. The event will feature presentations by CCSO’s Crime Prevention, Aviation, Bomb Squad, K-9, Patrol and SWAT bureaus. The opening ceremony will feature a salute to fallen law enforcement officers.
Deputies will also discuss safety tips and serve free hot dogs, lemonade, snow cones, and popcorn to participants.
Registration starts at 6 p.m. followed by the 5K fun run/ride at 8:30 p.m. Participants will start at the community center, follow a route through nearby residential neighborhoods and finish at the community center.
Entry fee is a suggested $10 donation benefitting Grace Place, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching literacy, language and life-skills to at-risk children and impoverished families. Last year, more than 500 people participated in the event and helped to raise around $1,000. Don’t miss out on this educational and healthy family-fun event!
To pre-register or for more information, contact Community Service Deputy Ellen Loftus at 239.530-9781, or at ellen.loftus@colliersheriff.org.
