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10th Annual Doggy Dash 5k/1 mile


Join us for the 10th annual Doggy Dash! All dogs (and humans) welcome!

This is an important fundraiser for our Substance Abuse Prevention System.

It will be a “virtual” race this year! Run and/or walk anytime throughout the month of September. Select your own route and make it 5K or 1 mile. Submit your time and get a medal and a tee shirt! You are invited to participate with or without your dog! You can even run/walk several times throughout the month and submit your best time!!!!

Register by going to platteriverfitness.com or complete the attached registration form and return it to Community Connections.

BONUS: Take a photo in your running gear in front of one of our Top Dog, Gold, or Silver sponsoring businesses and post it to you Facebook page, tag Community Connections, and put ‘#DoggyDash2020’ at the end of your caption. (To tag us, when entering a caption to your Facebook post, type “@Community Connections Lincoln County”. A drop down menu should appear and you can click on the correct link.) Post pictures in front of all nine top sponsors to be entered nine times!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!!!!!!!!

TOP DOG: NEBRASKALAND NATIONAL BANK.

GOLD: WESTFIELD SMALL ANIMAL CLINIC, SMART MARKETING, ADAMS BANK & TRUST.

SILVER: GREAT PLAINS FOOT & ANKLE, WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, RAISING CANE’S, ELK LODGE #985

BRONZE: HEARTLAND ANIMAL CENTER, FIRE HOUSE GYM, THRIVENT FINANCIAL, FIRST STATE BANK, EXCEL SCREEN PRINT.

Please note: Five kilometers is equivalent to 3.1 miles.

Earlier Event: August 15
Prescription Drug Collection
Later Event: September 19
Prescription Drug Collection