30th Annual Shelter for Help in Emergency 5K Run/Walk for Shelter Race Information
<h3><span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )"><strong>Celebrating 30 Years of Running!</strong></span></h3>
<p><span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )"><strong>Can you believe we have been running<span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )"> Charlottesville's Historic Downtown Mall </span>for 30 years?</strong> We are excited to celebrate this milestone during <strong><span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )"><a style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )" href="https://www.dvawareness.org/WithSurvivors" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Domestic Violence Awareness Month</a></span>. </strong>Join us for an active, empowering morning focused on healing for survivors and their families while helping create a safer community for all.</span></p>
<h5><span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )"><strong><span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )">Who We Are</span></strong></span></h5>
<p><span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )">Shelter for Help in Emergency is working to end intimate partner violence and create a community where every person is physically safe and emotionally secure in their intimate relationships. We support and empower survivors through a combination of trauma-informed services, including a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, survivor advocacy, safety planning, counseling & emotional support, and legal advocacy & court accompaniment. Through prevention and education we equip the broader community with the knowledge, skills, and resources to recognize, respond to, and help prevent intimate partner violence before it begins. <span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )"><a style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )" href="https://www.shelterforhelpinemergency.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Explore our mission & services.</a></span></span></p>
<h5><span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )"><strong>Important Information</strong></span></h5>
<ul><li style="line-height:1.2"><span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )"><span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )"><strong>Race Start:</strong></span> <strong>October 17, 2026 @8am</strong>, at the west end of Charlottesville's Historic Downtown Mall, right by Mudhouse Coffee.</span></li><li style="line-height:1.2"><span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )"><span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )"><strong>Packet Pickup:</strong></span> We offer packet pickup in advance on <strong>Friday October 16, 2026 8am - 6pm, at The Scrappy Elephant, </strong>1745 Allied St Ste C, Charlottesville, VA 22903. Race day packet pickup will be available from 7:15am on October 17, by the race finish line.</span></li><li style="line-height:1.2"><span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )"><strong><span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )">Course Map: </span></strong>Check out our race route<strong> <span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )"><a style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )" href="https://canva.link/xy4i128cs9tkeeb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a></span>. </strong><span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )"><span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )"><strong>Thank you to Mark Lorenzoni</strong>, who designed this route for us 30 years ago!</span></span> </span></li><li style="line-height:1.2"><span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )"><strong><span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )">Swag:</span></strong> <span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )">Run our 30th Annual 5k in style rocking your knee high <strong>'Safe Love Rocks' socks</strong>. Stay for the great grab bag prizes from amazing local businesses who support our work.</span></span></li><li style="line-height:1.2"><span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )"><span style="color:rgb( 83 , 45 , 109 )"><strong><span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )">Sponsorship:</span></strong> Want your name alongside a cause that matters deeply to our community? Checkout our <strong><span style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )"><a style="color:rgb( 111 , 191 , 74 )" href="https://canva.link/n5eym43r1o2ssru" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sponsorship Opportunities</a>!</span></strong></span></span></li></ul>
Race Organizerhttps://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Charlottesville/5KRunWalkforShelter
Charlottesville, VACharlottesvilleVAUS22901
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