Thanksgiving next week marks the 30th anniversary of the first benefit Jingle Bell Fun Run in aid for Toys for Tots.
Next week’s Fun Run starts at 10 a.m. Thanksgiving morning at Hinsdale County Museum and follows a meandering two-mile route before ending back at the museum for cookies and hot chocolate being prepared by museum director Peggy Bales.
Runners and walkers taking part in the event are asked to contribute a $5 donation which goes to Hinsdale Sheriff’s Office to fund winter clothing and toys for area children. Last year’s run raised $930 which was augmented with $1,500 which was raised through Pioneer Jubilee Women’s Club’s Silent Auction.
As an added challenge to this year’s Toys for Tots funding, the women’s club is not doing the benefit silent auction but is instead collecting donations with a donation box in the Armory until noon, and at the Arts Center in the afternoon during Christmas in Lake City on Saturday, December 7.
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