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The 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk During Mental Health Awareness Month will Benefit CHR

East Hartford, Conn. – Lace up your sneakers and join us on Saturday, May 19, during Mental Health Awareness Month, to show your support for CHR and raise awareness about behavioral healthcare services during CHR’s 1 in 5: a one-mile walk and 5K run.

Proceeds will support CHR, the state’s most comprehensive, non-profit behavioral healthcare agency and will call attention to the fact that 1 in 5 Americans will need the services of a behavioral healthcare agency in their lifetime.

Registration, volunteer and sponsorship opportunities are open. A gift of $100 helps to sponsor a team of CHR clients to participate in the event!

Please visit www.chrhealth.org to register or make a donation. If you are available to help as a volunteer on May 19, please contact Colleen McGill at cmcgill@chrhealth.org

Here are the event details:

  • WHEN: Saturday, May 19
  • WHAT TIME: Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the 5K starts at 10
  • WHERE: Great River Park in East Hartford – follow signs for parking in nearby parking lots
  • HOW MUCH: Pre-registration is $35
  • WHAT’S SPECIAL: Help support a great cause, have fun and enjoy music and food trucks at a beautiful location along the Connecticut River

THANK YOU to all of our sponsors to date: Phil Tartsinis, Shipman & Goodwin, Anthem, Genoa Healthcare, The Hartford, CBP, CHR’s Executive Team, Rose & Kiernan, Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union and Budget Printers. Our media partner for CHR’s 1 in 5 is WFSB-Ch. 3.

About CHR: CHR is a comprehensive, non-profit behavioral healthcare agency that offers a broad array of services for adults, children and families whose lives have been touched by mental illness, substance use, trauma and more. CHR has offices through eastern and central Connecticut and was named a Top Workplace for the last four years in a row. Learn more at www.chrhealth.org

Do you have additional questions? Please contact us at MHFA@chrhealth.org