The Knox High School Life Skills Class is hosting their 2nd annual Color Run this Saturday and there’s still time to sign-up!
The Color Run is an untimed 3-mile fun run for all ages and fitness abilities. Along the route, runners pass through vibrant “color zones” where powered-dye if playfully thrown at the participants. The course will end with a “finish fest” that will feature a DJ, door prizes and a cook-out hosted by the National Guard.
Event organizer Tiffany Hoar, said they’re already expecting two times more participants than last year! As the teacher for the Life Skills class at Knox High school, she works with students who have mild and moderate cognitive disabilities.
Tiffany said she came across the My School Color Run program as she was brainstorming about some creative ways to raise funds for the resources the class requires.
“These kiddos can stay until their 22 and once they’re 22, they exit high school and go into the independent living world,” the instructor explained, “so my whole goal is I work on life skills with them such as cooking, cleaning, hygiene and work skills, like filling out job applications and interviewing for a job.”
She added that they also take trips to the grocery store to gather the ingredients for the meals they prepare and attend community events such as plays in order to implement some of the social skills they learn in class.
Individuals can register the day of the race or sign-up online. If you can’t make it to the event but still want to provide funds for the class, donations can be submitted through the KHS Life Skills Color Run event page.
Check-in and same day registration will begin at 8 a.m. CT in the KHS parking lot near the tennis courts. The fun run will kick off around 8:30 a.m. on the cross country track. On-site registration will cost $30 and will include a t-shirt until they run out. Once the shirts run out, registration will be $20.
Participants are encouraged to wear white clothing during the run and should bring a spare pair of clothes or towels and blankets to protect your vehicle from the residual powder-dye on the trip home. Those with lighter hair who want to avoid walking away with a new multi-colored hairdo that could last a day or two should bring something to guard their heads.
If you have any questions contact Tiffany Hoar at 574-772-1670 ext 1951.
