October is Race through New Town Month
Posted on October 1, 2025 7:00 AM by Sommer Wrona
It’s time to run and walk in New Town in October!
On
Saturday, October 4, New Town hosts the
Run for the Hills, sponsored by 501(c)(3) nonprofit Here for the Girls and the Colonial Road Runners. This event features a 1-mile route and a 5k route. Walkers and runners of all skill levels are welcome on both courses! Here's a link to the
website with full details.
Volunteers will be pinking up New Town in support of this event! If you have pink ribbons or other decorations, please show your support by decorating your porches, yards and mailboxes. Volunteers will be decorating the two long fences in Charlotte Park and various other points to help mark the routes. If you would like to help decorate the neighborhood on October 3, please send an email to
sommer3553@gmail.com.
Next, on
Saturday, October 25, New Town embraces purple as it hosts the
Walk to End Alzheimer’s, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association and many local businesses. See the flyer below for registration details. Volunteers are also needed for this event! Please visit
https://signup.com/go/dAgehoV to sign up to volunteer!
If you have purple ribbons or flowers from previous events, please show your support for the participants by decorating your porches, yards and mailboxes! Volunteers will again be decorating the long fences in Charlotte Park and other points along the way. If you would like to help decorate the neighborhood on October 24, please send an email to
sommer3553@gmail.com.
Show your pink and purple colors to support these events!