Gamers Read .5k (500 m) Walk/Run/Sprint aims to bring the gaming, cosplay, anime, and running communities and their families together to advocate for literacy, especially among youth in grades K-5. This event also celebrates National Video Games Day. Literacy is a critical skill for success in society, and eSports careers such as game design & development, comic book creation, shoutcasting/streaming, and eSports journalism all require well-developed literacy skills. Gamers Read .5k (500m) Walk/Run/Sprint is sponsored by PCX GO!, a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to prepare K-16 youth for eSports careers through informing, instructing, and educating youth around eSports career pathways.
Participants can complete virtually from now through the end of the year (September 9, 2023 - December 31, 2023).
Dress up as your favorite Comic Book or Video Game Character!
Partial proceeds benefit the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) hospitals (Egleston, Scottish Rite, and Hughes Spalding) to provide gaming equipment and training for eSports careers for the youth whom CHOA serves and to provide scholarships for K-12 students to attend Camp LVL Up, our virtual eSports summer experience.
NATIONAL VIDEO GAMES DAY : A BLAST FROM THE PAST
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Gamers REALLY Read. Check out Miss Kennedy read our featured book Piper Sky and Her Pink Popsicle Shoes
Kennedy Walker reading Piper Sky and Her Pink Popsicle Shoes
WE HAVE A DANCE CHALLENGE TOO!
Join us for our GAME OVER DANCE CHALLENGE
That's right! We invite you to participate in our awesome Dance Challenge. By the way, it is a great FINISH LINE celebration dance too! Post your videos using #GameOverChallenge.
Thanks to Vivi Fierce for creating a cool Dance Challenge everyone can enjoy.
Sponsors and Community Partners
Registration fees
Virtual .5K Sprinter/Walk/Run
How fast can you run 500 Meters? Registration includes - Tshirt -Comic Book creation kit
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Register for Virtual .5K Sprinter/Walk/Run$50.00
Adult participants
Sep 8 - Dec 31
Kids Virtual .5K Walk/Run/Sprinter
Sprinters welcome! How fast can you run 500 Meters? Registration includes - Tshirt -Comic Book creation kit
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Register for Kids Virtual .5K Walk/Run/Sprinter$50.00
For the kids
Sep 8 - Dec 31
Event schedule
- August 20 8:00 AM EDT - Race Starts
- October 25 5:00 PM EDT - Donation Deadline
Contact information
- Event contact
- Race Director
- Phone
- 4042196545
- Website
- Visit website
