Glow Run 5k to benefit End the Hunger

Posted 2/2/22

The Glow Run 5k fundraiser to benefit the End the Hunger program is set to take place in Okeechobee on April 2.

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Glow Run 5k to benefit End the Hunger

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OKEECHOBEE- The Glow Run 5k fundraiser to benefit the End the Hunger program is set to take place in Okeechobee on April 2.

The End the Hunger backpack program is operated by the National Honor Society (NHS) at Okeechobee High School. The program began around seven years ago with the purpose of providing students with meals on weekends, because they otherwise might not have enough to eat. Usually students are fine during the week because schools serve free breakfast and lunch, but on the weekends when the students are at home they may not have access to food. And that is where End the Hunger steps in.

The elementary students in the program are selected at the beginning of the school year by faculty and staff at the schools. Occasionally students are added during the year if a need is made known. Currently around 150 elementary students benefit from the program.

The high school students in NHS not only help raise money for End the Hunger but they also pack the food for the students in the program and deliver the bags every week to the elementary schools.

Costs to run the program are $40,000 per year. All proceeds from the Glow Run will go to purchasing food to help feed the 150 elementary students.

The 5k is set for 7:30 p.m. on April 2 at Okeechobee High School. Those registering before March 20 will receive a t-shirt. Click here for the NHS Glow Run 5K Registration Form.

National Honor Society, Okeechobee High School, End the Hunger

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