Saturday morning – December 14 – two races will be run through Wake Forest streets – so be alert and watchful if you have to drive in downtown, though both will be over by 10:15 a.m. and you will see Wake Forest police protecting the runners.
There is still time to sign up for the two runs – one 10K and one 5K. The courses show the diversity of Wake Forest’s landscape; from historic downtown, newly developed neighborhoods, and greenway system.
Each course showcases many of the focal points of Wake Forest, including the Glen Royal Mill District, Flaherty Park, Wake Forest Historic District, Southeastern Baptist Seminary, Chevrolet Building, and W.W. Holding Cotton Exchange Warehouse.
The start/finish line will be on E. Owens Ave located across the street from Wake Forest Town Hall. GPS: 301 Brooks Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587
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The Frosty Runs will benefit TriArea Ministry, a nonprofit that feeds a wide area of Wake County, 800 families a month.
Facts About Hunger in North Carolina
According to NC Assoc. of Feeding America Food Banks (ncfoodbanks.org)
- NC is in the TOP 10 for the highest percentage of HUNGRY citizens
- 1 in 4 children in NC are “food insecure” (hungry).
- The average Food Assistance (Food Stamps) provided is $4.40 per person per day – so a family of 4 gets $123 a week and a single person gets $31/week.
- 81% of NC households receiving food stamps don’t know where or when their next meal is coming.
- 22% of NC citizens on food stamps have at least one family member who has served in the Military.
- 3 of 4 teachers in Wake County report that they have hungry children in their classroom at least weekly.
- 36% of NC food pantries have been forced to close at some point due to lack of food.
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