Dig out those ugly sweaters and Santa hats!

Reindeer Dash road race to benefit Toys for Tots

Thu, 11/27/2014 - 10:00am

ROCKLAND — Don your ugliest sweater, Santa hat and running shoes because a new road race is in the works this holiday season.

The Reindeer Dash is a 4-mile road race to be held Saturday, Dec. 13 at 9 a.m. at The Landings Restaurant in Rockland, and will benefit the Toys for Tots of Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties.

Race organizer Trina Johnson was enthusiastic about the idea of a holiday-themed race, and decided to put one on locally to benefit a local organization.

“I put out some feelers on Facebook to see what organizations in the area would benefit from an event like this,” said Johnson. “The next day I contacted the local Toys for Tots director, Joan Vargas, and she was ecstatic about the idea.”

The race will be through Rockland and is open to runners and walkers.

“When I began planning this race I wanted it to be a different length. There are a lot of 5K-races in the area and I thought people would like a different distance,” said Johnson.

Santa will be on hand for pictures, and there will be awards for the top three male and female finishers, as well as the ugliest sweater.

The cost for the race is $15 with a donation of a new, unwrapped toy - or $20 without a toy.

Long sleeve tech tee shirts will be given to the first 50 registrants.

The lead sponsor for the Reindeer Dash is KDK Printing of Thomaston.

Race registrations with toy donations can be dropped off at KDK Printing on Main Street in Thomaston. Or, you can mail your registration to KDK, 161 Main St., Thomaston, ME 04861.

Checks should be made payable to Toys for Tots.

Sponsors are needed for the race, as well as volunteers before and during the race.

For more information on the race, contact Johnson at 975-0165 or 2girlz1boy@gmail.com.

You can also visit the race’s Facebook page by clicking here, or its website by clicking here

For more information on the local Toys for Tots organization, contact Joan Vargas at 354-6282, or visit the chapter web page by clicking here


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