Somerstrong 5K, 2-Mile Walk & Healthfair

The Philippine Nurses Association of New Jersey Somerset County Subchapter (PNANJ Somerset) is holding its first SomerStrong 5K, 2-Mile Walk, and health fair. It is a safe, fun, and healthy way to celebrate Halloween and promote healthy living. It will be on Saturday, October 28 at Duke Island Park, 189 Old York Rd, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 where registration opens at 9am and the race starts at 10am. It is a USATF Sanctioned Event with 500 Grand Prix Points. Monetary prizes, trophies, gift-cards, vouchers, and award baskets will be distributed to the winners. Halloween Costume Contest for the cutest, most innovative, and scariest in the children, adult, couple, and group categories. Overall Top Three 5K finishers: $100 – 1st Place| $75 – 2nd Place | $50 – 3rd Place. RAIN OR SHINE. No Refunds.

We invite you to join us in supporting our cause, whether as a sponsor or by assembling a team for either in- person or virtual participation. Your organization can also sponsor participants and families to join. Children and adults can dress up for the race, trick or treat, and enter the Halloween costume contest. Build a team of 6 for the price of 5. There will be dancing, booths, music, light refreshments, instagrammable Halloween decorations and more. Your involvement is instrumental in advancing our mission to empower nurses and uplift our communities. 

A substantial 30% of our fundraising proceeds will be directed toward PNANJ Somerset's Sunshine Fund. Notably, within the first nine months of 2023, we have already allocated over $2,000 from this fund to provide crucial support to nurses navigating both challenges and significant milestones. We are also fundraising to increase our nursing scholarship funds and continue supporting programs focused on uninsured, underprivileged, and vulnerable populations such as at- risk youth, homeless, battered persons, unemployed, and terminally ill communities, where PNANJ Somerset have donated ~ $25,000.