Vermont Respite House 5K Fun Run & Jiggety Jog
Saturday, May 10, 2008
at Allen Brook School
497 Talcott Road, Williston, VT (Just down the road from Vermont Respite House)
- Registration and Event Times
- Course Description
- Directions
- Ways to Register
- Pledge Online
- Take the Jiggety Jog Club Challenge
- Fundraising Made Fun!
- How to Volunteer
- Event Sponsors
- Vermont Respite House
Start Time
Registration opens 8 am
Turn in pledge money at registration in the Allen Brook School gym on event day.
5K Run begins 9 am
This is a timed event.
Jiggety Jog begins 9:05 am
This portion of the event is not timed and is for walkers, bikes, rollerblades, skateboards
The Awards
The Awards Ceremony begins at 10:15 am.
Medals for runners will be presented to the top males and females in all age categories. The Awards ceremony for Jiggety Jog Club members and other top fundraisers to follow.
The Course
Our 5K course starts and finishes at the Allen Brook School. Participants head out and back on the Williston bike path and run through the Southridge neighborhood. The course is run primarily on paved surfaces and is gently rolling.
Directions to Allen Brook School
From I-89 take Exit 12. Take Route 2A to Taft Corners. Take a right onto Route 2. Talcott Road is the first left. Follow the road around to Allen Brook School. The school entrance is on the left. Parking is available.
Ways to Register
To Register by Mail: Download the Official Fun Run Entry Form (Adobe PDF) here. Complete the form and mail it back to VNA, 1110 Prim Road, Colchester, VT 05446, attn: Sue Scheer.
The pdf document requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You may download it for free here.
To Register Online: Online registration is now closed. You may still register at the event that day. Or you can consider sponsoring a Fun Run Participant. Online pledges are still being accepted. Thank you!
Pledge Online
Take the Jiggety Jog Club Challenge!
Individuals and groups that raise $1,000 or more in donations for Vermont Respite House will become members of the Jiggety Jog Club. Members will have their own check-in are on the day of the event and will receive special recognition at the Awards Ceremony. So become a Vermont Respite House Superstar and take the Jiggety Jog Club Challenge! 
Laura Hamelin's Grandmother passed away at Vermont Respite House in December 2006. She was so impressed by the phenomenal care "Grammy" received that today Laura continues to visit the house on a regular basis. She gives free haircuts to the residents and brings in fresh baked goods every Sunday. Inspired by her grandmother's experience, Laura participated in her first Vermont Respite House 5K Fun Run in 2007 and raised $375. Laura will be back in 2008 to take the Jiggety Jog Club Challenge in her effort to raise $1000 for Vermont Respite House.
"Relying on the Respite House for the care we could no longer give to Gram was a gift to our family. They gave us the support we needed as we said our goodbye - for now. I wish that everyone who is sick could receive the kind of care that Vermont Respite House provides," says Laura Hamelin.
Fundraising Made FUN!
The more you raise, the more you get!
- $100 - Custom VRH Fun Run t-shirt
- $250 - Fun Run water bottle and t-shirt
- $500 - Embroidered hat and all of the above
Need help fundraising? To assist your with your fundraising efforts, please call or email Sue Scheer at 860-4435 or scheer@vnacares.org to receive a Vermont Respite House Fundraising resource kit.
How to Volunteer
If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact Sue Scheer at 860-4435 for more information.
Event Sponsors
All costs for this event are generously underwritten by:
Order of the Eastern Star
Vermont State Chapter
Also sponsored by:
- Willie Racine's Inc.
And Media Sponsors:
The VNA would especially like to thank Principal John Terko and the Allen Brook School for generously donating their site for this event.
Vermont Respite House
Founded in 1991, Vermont Respite House is a program of the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties. Vermont Respite House is not a hospital, nursing home or institution, but truly a home-away-from-home where people with terminal illness can spend their final days in peace surrounded by the love of family and friends. Respite House is a unique model in health care. It is the first and currently only Medicare-certified hospice residence in Vermont. Vermont Respite House is committed to the Hospice philosophy of helping people live a quality life until their death by respecting and supporting the uniqueness of each person. A variety of personalized services are provided by a well qualified interdisciplinary team, house managers and trained volunteers. Services are provided regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or diagnosis.
For more information about Vermont Respite House or to take an online virtual tour, click here.