Go Santa Go 5k comes to Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE - Nov. 14, 2013 - PRLog -- NR Road Racing will hold Go Santa Go 5k in Milwaukee on Saturday November 23, 2013 at 9:00 AM to support Best Buddies Wisconsin. The event will be held at Veterans Park, 1010 N Lincoln Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Race registration is $45 for individuals. All ages are welcome, however, you must register anyone six and older. We also encourage those who don’t want to run, to volunteer!

Be part of a new holiday tradition! Every participant will receive their choice of a Santa shirt, hat and beard or an elf shirt and hat to wear while running.  Enjoy holiday music, candy, and cookies along the course. Spread the holiday joy by bringing a $10 unopened, unwrapped child’s toy, that will be donated to a local Toys for Tots.  Participating in Go Santa Go is a great way to get into the holiday spirit as we serve Best Buddies Wisconsin and remind everyone that you can still be active & healthy during the holiday season. Join our gaggle, herd, flock, mob, swarm of red & green runners as we hit the streets and celebrate the season!

Best Buddies® is a non-profit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant organization that has grown from one original chapter to almost 1,500 middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Today, Best Buddies’ seven formal programs – Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens, e-Buddies® , Jobs and Ambassadors – engage participants in each of the 50 states and in 52 countries, positively impacting the lives of nearly 700,000 people with and without disabilities around the world. As a result of their involvement with Best Buddies, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities secure rewarding jobs, live on their own, become inspirational leaders, and make lifelong friendships.

“Up to three percent of the world’s population has an intellectual disability - that’s 200 million people around the world,” said Theresa Nemetz, State Director of Best Buddies Wisconsin. “It is through the support of our community partners like NR Road Racing and the Go Santa Go 5K event that we are able to grow our friendship programs and provide participants with building blocks to be future leaders.”

Visit http://nrroadracing.com/ to register and for more information. To stay up to date on all the latest races and happenings follow @NRRoadRacing and their events on Facebook and twitter. For more information about Best Buddies Wisconsin visit bestbuddieswisconsin.org (http://www.bestbuddieswisconsin.org/).