26th Saturday in the Park 5K "Women Taking Steps to Help Women"

HOLMDEL, N.J. - Aug. 9, 2019 - PRLog -- Nearly five hundred individual women runners and walkers are expected to join together at Holmdel Park on the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend to raise funds for and promote awareness of organizations that provide essential services to women and their children in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

Race Day Registration begins at 8:00 am. All women in the 2019 5K will receive a high quality, women's style wicking v-neck shirt, a goody bag and finishers gift; This year all finishers will receive an inspirational bracelet. Entry fees are $28 before August 24, $30 after August 24 and $5 for Children's Races. Participants who raise $75 or more in pledges receive free entry.

"We are very excited to be celebrating our 26th anniversary. Each year this race supports programs dedicated to providing shelter, counseling, advocacy and education for women and their families in both Monmouth and Ocean counties." said Penny Hinck, Race Director, Jersey Shore Running Club. Past participants have consistently remarked about how they have been touched by the ceremony at the start of the race when the runners and walkers join hands and realize the need for all of us to come together to support these "safe harbors" for women and their families.

"For 2019 our primary beneficiary is Providence House of Catholic Charities in Ocean County," added Hinck. "Proceeds will also be distributed to Monmouth County organizations." Since its inception, Saturday in the Park has raised over $230,000 and has created greater public awareness of options and services available to women.

The Saturday in the Park event was first staged at Bodman Park in Middletown and was then held at Monmouth University and Brookdale Community College, before finding its home at Holmdel Park in 1999.

Sponsorship opportunities and donations for goodie bag items are still available. All sponsors will receive signage recognition and be highlighted in the event program.

Jersey Shore Running Club is the largest running club in New Jersey with well over 1,500 members. Dedicated to both running and to the community, JSRC events support local community and charitable organizations. The club offers a variety of benefits including a monthly newsletter and an up-to-date website, www.jsrc.org. The JSRC offers the camaraderie of running with friends through its group runs. In past years, the club hosted Rundamentals, a beginning running program for women, to help them prepare to participate in the Saturday in the Park as their first 5K.

For more information on Saturday in the Park 5K, contact Penny Hinck at 732-233-3545 or penny@saturdayinthepark5k.org, or visit http://www.saturdayinthepark5k.org.