Halloween 5K & Fun Walk slated at Wesley Village in Shelton

SHELTON - Wesley Village will host the Wesley Village Halloween 5K & Fun Walk Oct. 29! 

Bring the entire family for a morning of Halloween fun. This year, with over 300 participants already registered a record crowd of over 400 runners and walkers is expected. 
The event takes place at 9 a.m. at Wesley Village and features a 5K, 1-Mile Walk and ½-Mile Kids Fun Run. This year’s 5K course is a flat out and back course.

The post-race party features entertainment, a brunch with egg sandwiches, smoothies, fruit, granola bars, bagels, and more! 

Children’s activities include a bounce house, face painting, clown and trick-or-treating. Costumes are encouraged! 

The first 300 5K entrants will receive a tech T-shirt. Cotton T-shirts will be given to all other event participants. Runners ages 70+ run for free!

Race proceeds for 2016 will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association and life-enriching and award-winning programs for seniors at the Wesley Village senior living campus. 

The campus provides independent living, assisted living, memory care, short-term rehab, outpatient therapy and fitness services, and skilled nursing care at its communities: Crosby Commons, Wesley Heights, Lifestyle Transitions, and Bishop Wicke Health & Rehabilitation Center. 

Wesley Village is proud to help steward the mission of United Methodist Homes, a local, not-for-profit organization with a 140-year tradition of caring for seniors.

The title sponsor of the 2016 Wesley Village Halloween 5K & Fun Walk is Serra & Delvecchio Insurance. 

Title sponsor of the 5K race is C.E. Floyd Co., Inc., title sponsor of the Fun Walk is M&T Bank and title sponsor of the Kids Fun Run is Merit Insurance. 

Additional sponsors include: Murtha Cullina LLP; PFK O'Connor Davies, LLP; Crown Uniform & Linen Service, Inc.; John J. Brennan Construction Co.; Performance Food Service; Daniel Wollman, MD, PhD; All Waste, Inc.; Alliance Rehab of Connecticut; Digital Media; EDM Architects & Engineers; Impact Branding & Design; MassMutual Retirement Services; New England Home Care; Perkin Elmer Instruments; Valley Community Foundation; Accurate Mailing Services, LLC; Allegra Print/Design/Marketing; Constellation Health Services; D'Addario Auto Group; Fire Protection Testing, Inc.; Griffin Hospital Lifeline; Lewis Associates; Oronoque Pharmacy, Inc.; The Lancaster Group, LLC; The Views of Long Hill Condominium Association; and Winters Bros.Waste Systems of CT, LLC.

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

This is a press release from United Methodist Homes.