Elementary Jog-A-Thon
11/15/2023 at 1:00PM - 2:30PM EST
The Montessori School of Greater Hartford is having their 4th Annual Elementary Jog-A-Thon on Wednesday, November 15 from 1:00-2:30 PM. This event evolved from two lower elementary traditions that were very popular in past years—the Mitten Run and a holiday gift to a charitable organization. We decided to combine the two and begin a new tradition—the MSGH Elementary Jog-A-Thon!
The format will be similar to year’s past events in which families sponsored their children for each lap they ran to raise money to support a family in need during the upcoming holidays! All students are encouraged to participate and may choose to raise money to support the project by running laps, financially backed by their sponsors, during the two-hour event. At the end of the event, students will tally their laps and then, if sponsored, crunch the numbers to determine their total contributions to the project. They will then collect donations, which will be pooled and used to meet some of the needs, and hopefully a few wishes, of the two families that we will support during the upcoming holiday season.
The representatives from the West Hartford Police and fire departments met us at Town Hall to assist in our ‘gift brigade’ delivery. The students were SO excited to see everyone there! During that time, a couple of police and fire personnel also participated the jog-a-thon! I wanted to extend an enthusiastic and heartfelt invitation to any individuals who wish to join us to support the students and celebrate their participation in the event! The students would be thrilled to have fire firefighters join them for a lap or two or as long as they care to run! In the event of inclement weather, the event will be moved to Thursday, November 16. Thank you in advance for considering this outreach opportunity and we hope to see a firefighter or two at the jog-a-thon!
