Community Options Stages 2nd Annual Cupid’s Chase 5k Run
Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by PNN Editor in Events, Health, News
Feb 7, 2010 Princeton NJ – On February 13, 2010, Community Options, a Princeton-based national nonprofit organization that develops homes and employment supports for people with developmental disabilities will hold its widely attended Cupid’s Chase 5k Run. This year, the organization will hold its 5k throughout 9 states and 24 locations at the same time, on the same day.
The 5k will also focus on the social aspects of the event and the holiday. Participants will be encouraged to meet, talk, run or walk together, participate in raffles for romantic weekends or Valentine’s Day flowers, and genuinely enjoy the The Cupid’s Chase 5k has been branded by Community Options as a national fundraiser and will be held in major cities across the country including, Manhattan, Binghamton, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Chattanooga, Cookeville, Columbia, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Dallas, Hartford, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Bowling Green. The public is encouraged to visit the Cupid’s Chase website at www.comop.org/cupidschase to learn more about registration, sponsorship in their respective cities and general information about Community Options.
Last year, the organization held the Cupid’s Chase at Princeton University and had over 600
participants. “This year, we anticipate having over 1,000 participants at the new location at the
Princeton Shopping Center and over 150 participants in each city throughout the country,” says,
Robert Stack, President and CEO of Community Options.
The Cupid’s Chase 5k will offer massages prior to and after the 5k by local massage therapists and chiropractors, music, prizes and various other romantically themed giveaways to celebrate the day. To learn more about Community Options, please visit them at their website at www.comop.org and www.comop.org/cupidschase to stay tuned to the development of the national 5k, Cupid’s Chase.
Jessica Guberman, Ph.D.
For additional information contact Jessica Guberman, Executive Director National Media Relations
Phone: 973-390-0357
www.comop.org
jessica.guberman@comop.org
COMMUNITY OPTIONS, INC.
SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SINCE 1989