A Thanksgiving Maryland Family Tradition!
For more than 20 years, families all across the region have been gathering Thanksgiving morning to run, walk or stroll the annual Y Turkey Trot Charity 5K — an opportunity for exercise, fun and a fundraiser for a good cause.
Each year, the Y Turkey Trot Charity 5K raises close to a million dollars through registrations and sponsorships which provide financial help for families who can otherwise not afford participation in safe, educational and healthy opportunities such as preschool, camp, after school programs, and membership at a Y family center.
Much more than meets the eye, these funds also connect marginalized families to healthy community life, in turn helping to reduce health and educational disparities which disproportionately impact communities of color, older people and others who are often left behind.
Participation in the Y Turkey Trot Charity 5K is a fun, healthy and inspiring act of community goodwill, bringing together roughly 16,000 runners, 150 sponsors and 600 volunteers each year. Not only that, but every year, participants also donate thousands of canned food items which are distributed through the Y’s many community food pantries throughout the region.
We invite you to get involved with us and to help build a stronger, more inclusive community, for a better us!
For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please download our 2024 Sponsorship Package or contact turkeytrot@ymaryland.org
To register, volunteer or find out more about the event, please visit yturkeytrot.org
P.S. Registration also comes with a free Y membership for new Y members - good for up to 30 days until December 31, 2024! So register now, activate your free membership and have some exercise and fun on us!