Bowen Relief Run 2017

The Bowen Relief Run takes place on Saturday, July 29th at Bowen Park in Nanaimo, from the lower picnic shelter at Millstream Parkway/Wall Street. This is a non-profit charity event, and all proceeds will support War Child Canada's South Sudan famine relief efforts.

War Child Canada are an excellent aid organization who work with in-country personnel to ensure that the necessary aid goes to the correct areas. At time of writing, in South Sudan alone, 100,000 people are at immediate risk of starvation and over 5 million people are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Sadly, the situation is worsening right now. For these reasons, every penny truly helps.

There will be a 5K and a 1.5K run/walk. Entry is $25 for the 5K (3 entries for $60), $10 for the 1.5K, and under-5s run for free! Strollers and good doggies are welcome. We will offer sign-up on the day (cash or cheque only), but we are limited to 200 participants, so register now to ensure a spot!

OmTown Yoga will be in attendance, and also leading our warm-ups, Fishing for Fun will be there armed with smiles and rods, and Harbour City FC will help us to score a goal for famine relief! There will also be a silent auction, so bring your chequebook or your piggy bank (sorry, we can't take cards).

We have loads of awesome prizes, including:

- OmTown Yoga and Moksha Yoga multipasses,

- Nanaimo Science and Sustainability Society (NS3) multi-visit passes,

- COBS Bread vouchers,

- 4Cats Arts Studio gift card,

- Gina's Mexican Cafe gift vouchers,

- Huong Lan gift voucher,

- Romper Room rock climbing and belay course passes,

- Fishing for Fun gift package for the highest amount of pledges (so ask your friends to sponsor you!)

Also, Panago pizza and David's Tea vouchers for every participant! Nice!

There will be a variety of delicious snacks and refreshments on hand, including drool-inducing cinnamon buns from Bee's Knees Community Cafe, yummy pizza from our awesome friends at the Fourth Street Panago, iced tea and coffee from the rock stars at University Village Starbucks and orange drink from Terminal Park McDonald's (McDonald's are also giving us balloons! Woooooo)!

Come on out and have a great time with awesome community-minded organizations, run/walk/stumble/crawl 1.5 or 5K, fill your belly with delicious food, make a bid on our silent auction, grab some freebies and prizes, and do your part to aid an excellent cause!