Growing by leaps and bounds, Give n’ Gooble set for Thanksgiving

By Ray Pitz

The Sherwood Gazette, Oct 22, 2009, Updated Oct 30, 2009

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LOADS OF FOOD — Here’s some of the food collected during last year’s Give n’ Gobble. The annual event to benefit Helping Hands food bank is set for Nov. 26.

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For the third year in a row, Sherwood residents can not only get loads of exercise on Thanksgiving Day morning, but know they’re giving to a good cause as well. That’s because as many as 1,000 runners and walkers will get up later this month to participate in the Give n’ Gobble, a now annual event that includes a 5k run/walk and a 10k run.

“It’s been amazing how quickly this has (become) a tradition here,” said Cindy Aggson, the founder and organizer of the Give n’ Gobble.

Registration is online by going to www.givengobble.com

All money and food goes to Helping Hands, a local food bank associated with the Oregon Food Bank.The race begins at 9 a.m. at Sherwood High School.

The event has gained momentum in its short lifespan, beginning with a field of 500 runners and walkers with a total of $5,000 collected in its inaugural year. Last year, more than 1,000 runners showed up, helping to raise $11,000 along with bringing donations of five tons of food.

Participants who donate a bag of non-perishable food on the day of the event receive free T-shirts while supplies last, said Aggson.

Meanwhile, sponsorship of the event has been increasing with sponsors such as Davidson Benefits Planning out of Tualatin and the Sherwood UPS Store pledging to double the amount of their previous contributions.

Something new this year will be the ability to follow Give n’ Gobble on Facebook

(http://www.facebook.com/GiveNGobble) and Twitter.

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