Be A Blessing 5K & 1M Fun Run

2025 Be A Blessing 5K & 1M Fun Run - Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Sam Peden Community Park at 9:00AM Grab your favorite pair of sneakers and join us at our 5th Annual Be A Blessing 5K & 1M Fun Run, a community-wide, family friendly event. Proceeds from the Be A Blessing 5K & 1M Fun Run go toward purchasing food for over 2000 NAFCS preK - 6th grade children in need on the weekends, when school meal programs are unavailable. Race with your family, your friends, or your co-workers and together, we can serve hungry children in our community one step at a time. The Be A Blessing 5K & 1M Fun Run is open to all abilities and is not a timed event. You can walk, jog, run, or stroll the course at your own pace along the paved path around the lake at Sam Peden Community Park. Each participant in the Be A Blessing 5K & 1M Fun Run will receive a finishers medal and an Official Be A Blessing Race Shirt. (while supplies last) To guarantee your shirt size, you must be registered by Wednesday, October 8th. Race with your family, your friends, or your co-workers and together, we can serve hungry children in our community one step at a time. Be a Fundraiser! Participate in the excitement of the Be A Blessing 5K & 1M Fun Run! This year you can help us feed more kids than ever before! Once you have registered, we will create a personalized fundraising page just for you! You can make your page even more special by adding photos or information about why you have chosen to fundraise for Blessings in a Backpack Floyd County. Your fundraising page will have its own a unique Event ID to make it easy to reach your contacts and ask for their support. Your friends and family can support you and hungry kids in our community from the comfort of their couch. Can't make it on race day but still want to fundraise to help feed local kids, not a problem. Click the DONATE button on the main menu and click BECOME A FUNDRAISER. 100% of all donations go to covering the cost of