Gifford Park Association Turkey Trot

Run off those soon-to-come Thanksgiving Dinner calories while giving toward a worthy cause.

The Gifford Park Association's 2nd Annual Turkey trot (a 5K Fun Run/Walk) will be held on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 24, 2011!

Participants are encouraged to bring canned/packaged food donations on race day to benefit Northern Illinois Food Bank by way of Elgin’s First Congregational Church Food Pantry.

5K Details

Registration
- Online Registration will be open September 15, 2011 through November 20, 2011 via Active.com.
- Pre-Registration Fee $25 (adult)/ $20 (child)
- Race Day Registration Fee $30
- The first 200 registrants will receive commemorative Thanks a Lot! Turkey Trot 2011 t-shirts.

 

Course Information:
Race day registration and t-shirt pickup begins on race day at 6:30am.
Race will begin promptly at 8:00am as a mass start. Strollers and leashed, vaccinated pets are welcome on the course with walkers only.
This year’s course take runners/walkers on a 5K tour through the historic Gifford Park neighborhood, beginning and ending at Gifford Park—located at near the intersection of Dupage and South Chapel Streets.

Questions/Volunteering
If you have any questions about course information or registration, or about volunteerig, please contact Amanda Carlson via an .

Proceeds from the Thanks A Lot! Turkey Trot will go to Gifford Park Association to continue historic preservation and the First Congregational Church of Elgin Food Pantry.

Last Year's Turkey Trot Coverage

Photos
Check out some photos from the 2010 Turkey Trot on Flickr

News
The Daily Herald covered last year's race!

 

 

Northern Illinois Food Bank

Join us in helping those less fortunate. Runners/Walkers are encouraged to bring canned/packaged food donations on race day to benefit Northern Illinois Food Bank by way of Elgin’s First Congregational Church Food Pantry.
Northern IL Food Bank

  • GPA Background

The Gifford Park Association, founded in 1979, is a model for what vision and hard work can do in the face of long odds. The 1960s and '70s were hard on Gifford Park—historic late 19th and early 20th century houses were torn down or subdivided, the neighborhood's history and character vanished as crime rates soared. Faced with these challenges, the Gifford Park Association worked tirelessly to change the values of the entire community, and today their legacy is evident.

Comprised completely of volunteers, the GPA lobbied City Hall to enact a preservation ordinance and to have the neighborhood named a local historic district. To promote architectural appreciation through public education, the Association launched its first Historic House Tour—financed on a single member's credit card. Today, the program attracts 2,000 visitors every year from all over the Chicagoland region. To preserve its neighborhoods, the group has also purchased, rehabilitated and resold seven "problem properties," and initiated the "Great Unveiling" program.

Partners

City of Elgin
First Congregational church

For more information on participating, please call 630-400-6687 or send an .