Front Runners & Walkers San Diego (FRWSD) has officially announced the date of their annual Pride 5k Run and Walk. The event will be held on Saturday, July 16 with a start time of 9:30 a.m.
This is a 5k race and walk held on a USA Track & Field sanctioned and certified course sponsored by Front Runners & Walkers San Diego. The run is an annual event that kicks off the San Diego Pride parade and follows the parade route through Hillcrest and Balboa Park.
With the recent tragedy of young LGBT teens being driven to suicide, suffering physical and psychological bullying at school and trying to cope with rejection by family, friends and even their churches, FRWSD have selected The San Diego Center’s Youth Housing Project as this year’s beneficiary. This program is a vital safety net giving LGBT teens a safe place to live and an opportunity to get the education and skills needed to lead productive and fulfilling lives. A portion of the proceeds will also be donated to San Diego Pride Community Grants. Please help FRWSD in their efforts to reach out to the community and make this year’s race a huge success for Pride and for the deserving LGBT young people whose lives you will be enhancing and rebuilding and whose hearts you will be restoring.
For more information about the 2016 Pride 5K Run and Walk, please contact Enrique Fonseca at (858) 413-7973 or visit their Web site at www.frwsd.org.