17th Annual Safe Passage 5K - Virtual Anywhere

Details

When:
September 10, 2021 – September 19, 2021 all-day
Cost:
$25   Register
Contact:
Kerry Palleschi
2078461188
Where:
Anywhere
49 Farm View Dr

The 17th Annual Safe Passage/Camino Seguro 5K will again be held in September this year, from the 10th to 19th. We are building on the incredible success of the 2020 event which was postponed from May and was held “virtually” because of COVID-19. The virtual event was amazing! We had over 250 runners or walkers spread around the U.S. (15 states) and around the globe (6 countries)! Going virtual meant people could participate even if they weren’t in the vicinity of Cumberland, Maine, or even on this continent. We surpassed our fundraising goal by over 60%!

Check out the video from last year’s event: Safe Passage 2020 5K

We are keeping the virtual element for 2021 and encourage people to join us by running or walking during a 10-day period this September. If health conditions permit, we may add a small, in-person gathering in Cumberland on Sunday, September 19. Our goal will again be $20,000 (a target we hope to exceed).

Safe Passage was founded by Hanley Denning, a Yarmouth resident (and alum of Greely High School), to provide education, health and enrichment programs to students and families living in extreme poverty in the community of the Guatemala City garbage dump. It has since expanded into a full-day school and currently serves nearly 600 students and 300 families annually.