Stephen Long of Bethlehem, fellow Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students, plan Turkey Trot to benefit Friends of the Poor

2017 Oct 11

Stephen Long of Bethlehem, together with other Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine second-year medical students, planned and will host the school's eighth annual Turkey Trot 5K/10K run in downtown Scranton on Sunday, Nov. 5. Proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Poor's annual Thanksgiving community dinner.

Race-day registration begins at 8 a.m. in the main lobby of Geisinger Commonwealth's Medical Sciences Building located at 525 Pine Street, Scranton. The event will also feature a Tiny Trot, including crafts, games, face painting, and relay races, for children ages 13 and younger, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Both the 5K and 10K runs begin at 9 a.m. and routes begin and end at the school's Medical Sciences Building.

Online registration is currently open and will close on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 11:59 p.m. All registrants will receive a T-shirt. For ages 14 and older, registration until race day is: $25 for the 5K and $40 for the 10K. Prices will increase to $30 and $45 for the 5k and 10k, respectively, on race day. For the Tiny Trot for ages 13 and younger, registration is free, but a donation of two canned goods on the day of the race is suggested.

For more information or to register, visit www.tcmc.edu/turkeytrot.