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The third annual Pies & Pints Ta Ta Trot 5K Sunday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. will start and end at Pies & Pints at One Store Road in Middlebury. Last year’s event drew more than 800 participants and raised more than $18,000 for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign. In addition to runners, the Ta Ta Trot welcomes walkers, including those with strollers and those who would like to bring their dogs.
Wendy Matthews of the American Cancer Society said the money raised at the Ta Ta Trot will add to that raised at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk Sunday, Oct. 23, at Library Park in Waterbury. The funds will go towards research and local programs and patient services for those with breast cancer.
She said she thinks the Ta Ta Trot is fabulous and the Middlebury community really embraced it. “The location is perfect, with food and beverages so people can hang around and enjoy the morning. Pies and Pints has been a wonderful partner of the American Cancer Society.”
Pies & Pints co-owner Theo Anastasiadis said he knows four or five Middlebury residents who have breast cancer, and most everyone he knows has a friend or family member with it. “The fight is real,” he said, “Let’s help finish the fight.”
Following the race, all participants will be offered sandwiches and fruit and those who are 21 or older can have a free pint of beer. Beer vendors will be set up ready to serve thirsty runners after the run.
Register for the run at any Pies & Pints location, or visit facebook.com/piesandpintstatatrot, or piesandpints.biz/tatatrot5K. The entry fee is $25 in advance; $30 on race day.
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