Event Information
About This Event
The Neighbor Brigade 5k is being held on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 5:30pm, starting at North Entry. MERCER Cares is thrilled to be hosting another 5k this year, with hopes of having over 150 participants.
All proceeds will be donated directly to Neighbor Brigade. Neighbor Brigade establishes community-specific networks of volunteers that can be mobilized to help residents facing sudden crisis manage day-to-day tasks such as meal preparation, rides, and basic household chores. Using web-based coordination tools, we manage recipient requests and the recruitment of volunteers to fulfill those requests sensitively, quickly and free of charge. Members from Neighbor Brigade will be volunteering day of the race and giving a speech at the end of the race. We will have a BBQ to follow the race so come one, come all and bring your family and friends to enjoy the beautiful weather and have a friendly competition or leisurely walk with your co-workers!
For more information on Neighbor Brigade visit: https://www.neighborbrigade.org/
Courses
There are two courses for our 5k run and two mile walk, which are listed below. We will have volunteers throughout the course to help direct you!
Walk
• Start in front of North Entry
• Head towards the softball field, but take a right into the last parking lot entrance, Lot C
• Follow perimeter of the parking lot to UTI property where you will take your second left (at the end of their parking lot)
• Follow the perimeter of the road past Uplands until you come to their main driveway (1A will be down to the right STAY LEFT)
• Take a left at this point and head back towards the UTI parking lot
• Take a right at the back of D lot back towards Mercer property
5k
• Start in front of North Entry
• Head towards the softball field, but take a right into the last parking lot entrance, Lot C
• Follow perimeter of the parking lot to UTI property where you will take your second left (at the end of their parking lot)
• Follow the perimeter of the road past Uplands until you come to their main driveway (1A will be down to the right STAY LEFT)
• Take a left at this point and head back towards the UTI parking lot
• Take your first right at Lot E and head behind the mansion.
• Take your first left back on Mercer property, follow the road back up past North Entry and towards the softball field
• Take a right into the last parking lot entrance, Lot C by the field
• Follow perimeter of the parking lot to UTI property where you will take your second left (at the end of their parking lot)
• Follow the perimeter of the road past Uplands until you come to their main driveway (1A will be down to the right STAY LEFT)
• Take a left at this point and head back towards the UTI parking lot
• Take your second right at the back of D lot back towards Mercer property
VolunteerMatch & Get Fit for a Cause!
If you are an MMC employee, we urge you to sign up for our race on VolunteerMatch! MMC provides $25 per employee who registers for our race through the Get Fit for a Cause program! This means we can double our funds for Neighbor Brigade!
Directions are listed here:
1. Go to https://colleagueconnect.mmc.com/en-us/Pages/MMC%20worldwide/Enterprise%20functions/CSR/Partnerships.aspx
2. Click on “Access VolunteerMatch” on the right hand side
3. Click on “Walks/Runs” under the search bar
4. You should see “Bridge Over Troubled Waters 5k” listed – click on it.
5. Click “sign up/register for event.”
Awards
There will be a prize for the first place walker as well as first place male and female runner! We will also have prizes to raffle during our BBQ.
Post-Race BBQ
Please join us in the back of the Marketplace for a delicious BBQ provided by Flik! If you have family members or friends who would like to join us at the BBQ but do not want to participate in the walk/run, tickets can be purchased. Please contact Leah Doolan or Jonathan Karnes for more information.
T-Shirts
Everyone who registers for this event will be receiving TWO t-shirts! One will be a Volunteer t-shirt from MMC and the other will be a custom-designed shirt dedicated to this specific road race. This is our second year having custom shirts so we are very excited about it!