Vermont Respite House 5K Fun Run & Jiggety Jog
Saturday, May 8, 2010
at Allen Brook School
497 Talcott Road, Williston, VT (Just down the road from Vermont Respite House)
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- Registration and Event Times
- Course Description
- Directions
- Ways to Register
- Fundraising Made Fun!
- How to Volunteer
- Event Sponsors
- Vermont Respite House
Start Time
Registration opens 8 am
Turn in pledge money at registration in the Allen Brook School gym on event day.
5K Run begins 9 am
This is a timed event.
Jiggety Jog begins 9:05 am
This portion of the event is not timed and is for walkers, bikes, rollerblades, skateboards
The Awards
The Awards Ceremony begins at 10:15 am.
Medals for runners will be presented to the top males and females in all age categories. The Awards ceremony for Jiggety Jog Club members and other top fundraisers to follow.
The Course
Our 5K course starts and finishes at the Allen Brook School. Participants head out and back on the Williston bike path and run through the Southridge neighborhood. The course is run primarily on paved surfaces and is gently rolling.
Directions to Allen Brook School
From I-89 take Exit 12. Take Route 2A to Taft Corners. Take a right onto Route 2. Talcott Road is the first left. Follow the road around to Allen Brook School. The school entrance is on the left. Parking is available.
Ways to Register
To Register Online: You may register online by clicking here. You can also donate online through this page as well.
To Register by Mail: Download the Official Fun Run Entry Form (Adobe PDF) here. Complete the form and mail it back to VNA, 1110 Prim Road, Colchester, VT 05446, attn: Maria McGrath.
The pdf document requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You may download it for free here.
Take the Jiggety Jog Club Challenge!
Individuals and groups that raise $1,000 or more in donations for Vermont Respite House will become members of the Jiggety Jog Club. Members will have their own check-in area on the day of the event and will receive special recognition at the Awards Ceremony. So become a Vermont Respite House Superstar and take the Jiggety Jog Club Challenge! 
Hannaford Store 398 in Williston has a long history of helping VNA's Vermont Respite House. When Melissa Roberge became the manager of that store a few years ago, she asked the staff, "What should we be doing in the community that we aren't doing now?" The overwhelming response was that they should be doing more for Vermont Respite House. The current Team Hannaford includes those with family members who benefited from the kind and expert care at Vermont Respite House. Regardless of personal experience, the entire team (runners, walkers, bikers and volunteers) has given generously of their time to raise money and awareness for Vermont Respite House.
In addition to encouraging the team's fundraising effort, the store has donated sponsorship funds, food and other items to help the Fun Run and Jiggety Jog go off without a hitch. Last year, Team Hannaford's combined Jiggety Jog Club contribution to Vermont Respite House was almost $2,500.
FUNdraising!
- $100 - Custom VRH Fun Run t-shirt
- $500 - Personal Step Count pedometer
- $1,000 - Congratulations! You're in the Jiggety Jog Club!
Need help fundraising? To assist your with your fundraising efforts, please call or email Maria McGrath at 802 860-4435 or mcgrath@vnacares.org to receive a Vermont Respite House Fundraising resource kit.
How to Volunteer
If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact Maria McGrath at 802 860-4435 for more information.
Event Sponsors
All costs for this event are generously underwritten by:
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Willie Racine's Jeep 
And Media Sponsors:
The VNA would especially like to thank Principal John Terko and the Allen Brook School for generously donating their site for this event.
Vermont Respite House
Founded in 1991, Vermont Respite House is a program of the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties. Vermont Respite House is not a hospital, nursing home or institution, but truly a home-away-from-home where people with terminal illness can spend their final days in peace surrounded by the love of family and friends. Respite House is a unique model in health care. It is the first and currently only Medicare-certified hospice residence in Vermont. Vermont Respite House is committed to the Hospice philosophy of helping people live a quality life until their death by respecting and supporting the uniqueness of each person. A variety of personalized services are provided by a well qualified interdisciplinary team, house managers and trained volunteers. Services are provided regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or diagnosis.
For more information about Vermont Respite House or to take an online virtual tour, click here.