Remember your first day of school? You likely had a new backpack, pencils, clean shoes, and outfits you picked out yourself. For many families, however, the start of the school year brings stress and uncertainty—not celebration. That’s where the YMCA Bright Beginnings program makes a difference.

Each year, we support local 150 students, providing essential clothing, new shoes, and school supplies they may not otherwise receive. But we can’t do it without YOU—and amazing community partners like Brightspeed. 

Running through mud? Check. Climbing over various obstacles? Check. Crawling in the mud? Check. Running a 5K or Fun Run obstacle course and getting dirty in the name of healthier communities? Check!

Whether navigating the 5K course or the Fun Run course, participants will be challenged as they run through obstacles and test their strength, agility, and stamina. Proceeds from the Dirty Dozen 5K and Fun Run Obstacle Mud Run will benefit people in the community, Y innovative health programs benefiting cancer survivors and other chronic disease programs.