Wesley Village in Shelton to host Halloween 5K

SHELTON - Wesley Village will host the seventh annual benefit 5k Road Race Oct. 24, starting at 9 a.m. 

Over 400 runners and walkers are expected. 

The event takes place at the Wesley Village Campus, 580 Long Hill Ave. and features a 5K run, 1-mile walk and ½ mile Kids Fun Run.  

This year’s 5K course will again be a flatter out and back course.

Bring the entire family for a morning of Halloween fun!  Participants are invited to join us at the post-race party for entertainment, a brunch with famous egg sandwiches, smoothies, fruit, granola bars, bagels, and more. 
Children’s activities include a bounce house, face painting, a clown, and the opportunity to trick-or-treat. Costumes are encouraged!  

The first 400 5K entrants will receive a free tech shirt and cotton t-shirts will be given to all other event participants. Runners aged 70+ run for free; pre-registration is required.  With over 10 percent of last year’s race field over age 70, the race may have one of the highest percentages of older runners in Connecticut.

Race proceeds benefit the award winning activity program at Wesley Village.  The Wesley Village campus provides independent living, assisted living, memory care, short-term rehab, outpatient therapy and fitness services, and skilled nursing care. 

The title sponsor for this year’s race is CE Floyd Co., Inc.  M&T Bank will sponsor the 1-mile Fun Walk and Merit Insurance will be sponsoring the Kids Fun Run.  

Also supporting this year’s race as major sponsors to date are: Bic Corporation; Murtha Cullina LLP; O’Connor Davies, LLC; Crown Uniform and Linen Service; McKesson Medical-Surgical; Performance Food Service; Serra & DelVecchio Insurance;  Aetna; Center for Comprehensive Care; Impact Branding and Design; New England Homecare; Omnicare, Inc.; Alliance Rehab of CT; All Waste, Inc.; EDM Architects & Engineers.

For more information on the Wesley Village Halloween 5K & Fun Walk, visit jbsports.com or call JB Sports,203-481-5933.

Wesley Village is a campus of senior care communities including Crosby Commons Assisted and Independent Living Community, Wesley Heights Assisted and Independent Living Apartments and Cottages, Lifestyle Transitions Memory Care, and Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center. 

The campus is owned and operated by UMH, a local, mission-based, not-for-profit organization serving all members of the community. 

To learn more about the continuum of care offered at Wesley Village or the mission of UMH, visit www.wesleyvillage-ct.org or contact Lisa Bisson at 203-225-5024.

This is a press release from United Methodist Homes.