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Flight to the Finish Arlington Turkey Trot 16th Annual Fun Run

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The 16th Arlington Turkey Trot will be a Flight to the Finish!

Christ Church of Arlington's Hosted Arlington Turkey Trot Announces a New Special Fund for First Time Beneficiaries in Partnership with the Arlington Community Foundation (Stay Tuned For Details)
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View the Annual 5K Race Course

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RACE MAP
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On behalf of Christ Church of Arlington and Our Entire Community, the "Chief Turkey" says Thank You!

The Arlington Turkey Trot is a wonderful community event that we have grown to love.

Thanks to the Trot’s donators, promoters, registrants, sponsors and volunteers, together with our neighbors, who are sometimes inconvenienced on Thanksgiving morning.

And, special thanks to the vision of Christ Church of Arlington’s leaders who declared and demonstrated their love and faith in God in 2006 to help our neighbors in Arlington in need of a hand up.

With appreciation and respect,
Mark Riley
Chief Turkey

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2021 Beneficiaries

A special thank you to all the Turkey Trot supporters over the years. Your participation assists the following beneficiaries:
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Arlington Food
Assistance Center

AFAC

The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) provides dignified access to nutritious, supplemental groceries - free of charge - to our neighbors in need. In doing so, AFAC makes it possible for vulnerable families in our community to eat well while devoting their limited resources to financial obligations such as housing, utilities, transportation, and other basic necessities.

For more information or to get involved, contact Jolie Smith at jolie.smith@afac.org 

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PathForward

Path Forward

PathForward's vision is to end homelessness in Arlington County. Founded in 1988 by a few concerned residents, PathForward helps to secure permanent housing and provide life-sustaining services for our homeless neighbors in Arlington, including many veterans, through community outreach and relationship built on trust and respect.

For more information or to get involved, contact Scott Miller at smiller@pathforwardva.org

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Arlington Thrive

Arlington Thrive

Arlington Thrive delivers same-day emergency funds to our neighbors in crisis, so they can be secure in their jobs, health, and homes and thrive in a caring community.

We provide “just enough emergency financial assistance at just the right time” to Arlington residents who are in a financial crisis and by doing so, help to prevent more serious consequences such as eviction from a home or job loss due to an untreated illness.

Our vision is an Arlington community where all have homes, are financially stable, and thrive. For more information, contact Shandra Niswander, Director of Development at niswander@arlingtonthrive.org

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Bridges to Independence

Bridges to Independence

Bridges to Independence does more than offer shelter to homeless people, it provides them with a foundation to rebuild their lives. Created in 1985 by concerned citizens of Arlington and Alexandria, Bridges to Independence works in coordination with public agencies, businesses and community groups to give homeless people the support, shelter, counseling and employment training they need to regain self-sufficiency.

For more information or to get involved, contact Christina Armstrong at carmstrong@bridges2.org

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Offender Aid and Restoration

OAR

OAR of Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church believes in second chances. OAR works on behalf of the community.

Our most intensive program has a low 10% recidivism rate compared to the national 54%.  In Community Service, OAR ensures that adults and youth who have been court-ordered to complete their community service hours do so successfully. 

This program keeps people out of incarceration to begin with, and also strengthens our community by providing over $3 million of volunteer time to our local nonprofit partners. Our participants have a 90% success rate of completion. 

For more information or to get involved, contact Stephanie Ku at sku@oaronline.org

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Young Life South Arlington

Young Life

Young Life South Arlington is a nonprofit organization that reaches out to teenagers and pre-teens through Club meetings, camps and volunteering by building meaningful relationships, going where the kids are, winning the right to be heard, providing experiences that are fun, adventurous and life-changing, loving the children regardless of their responses, helping young people to develop the skills and attitudes to reach their full potential.

Young Life South Arlington started serving kids from Washington-Lee and later some kids from Kenmore and Swanson Middle in 2002 and is currently impacting over 250 high school and middle school adolescents in Kenmore Middle School, Wakefield High School, TC Williams High School, Washington & Lee High School and NOVA Community College.

For more information or to get involved, contact Acting Area Director, Jo-Anne Kehmna at jkehmna@dittmarcompany.com

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2021 Special Fund Beneficiaries

Our NEW 2021 Arlington Turkey Trot t-shirt!

The 16th annual running of the Arlington Turkey Trot will feature a nifty new t-shirt with Major Tom figuratively traversing the course while two live drones capture the festivities from above. The map of Arlington, many may recall, is the 2017 tee design that won the most popular t-shirt design (since 2006
to 2020) in last year’s contest.

All runners registered for the trot by November 1st will be guaranteed as part of their race registration, an Arlington Turkey Trot cotton t-shirt. During registration, you may choose (for an additional $20) to upgrade from the cotton tee to a Long Sleeve Performance t-shirt. Wear your shirt at the race and throughout the year! It’s bright, beautiful and fun!

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Arlington Turkey Trot 2021 T Shirt Design
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Arlington's Best Local Running Race 2019 "Arlington Magazine Reader Pick"

Support local nonprofits that provide food, shelter, and more for Arlington residents

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