The Cubby Chase is back to being LIVE this year! We are excited to welcome everyone back and are ready to see everyone’s faces again! The Jim Dooley Center for Early Learning is hosting the thirteenth annual Cubby Chase 10K, 5K, and Color Mile Run. Runners, walkers and crawlers are all invited to be part of this family fun event. We have also added a Decorated Stroller Parade this year! Decorate your strollers and parade around the Jim Dooley Center. The Decorated Stroller Parade is a free event with awards for all entries.
Cubby Chase will take place Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the Jim Dooley Center for Early Learning. The center is located at 196 North Street, behind Geneva General Hospital. Check-in and registration will begin at 7 a.m. The Color Mile Run will begin at 8:15 a.m., Decorated Stroller Parade at 8:20 a.m. and the 5K and10K run/walk begin at 8:30 a.m. If parents are participating in all events, you WILL make it to the race on time! Register for all events (including the FREE Stroller Parade) at www.runsignup.com/cubbychase5K10K. Courses are certified to be accurate by USATF #NY15108KL (5km) and #NY15109KL (10km), and feature the historic City of Geneva, the beautiful Hobart & William Smith College campus and lovely vistas of Seneca Lake. Cash prizes awarded to top finishers (male/female) in each age category.
All proceeds will benefit the installation of a new toddler playground at the Jim Dooley Center for Early Learning. There are many ways people can support the Jim Dooley Center and to be involved in Cubby Chase. Our Diamond Sponsor this year is Prindle Family Dentistry. Sponsorships are still available. As a sponsor, you will benefit from your organization’s visibility among hundreds of local families and participants. This is also a unique opportunity to engage your own employees in health and wellness, while demonstrating your support for area children and families. Volunteering is also a rewarding way to be a champion for the children of our community. Many hands and feet are needed to keep this event running.
If you are interested in participating, sponsoring, or volunteering in Cubby Chase, please visit www.runsignup.com/cubbychase5K10K, call (315) 787-4190, or e-mail elizabeth.Loycano@flhealth.org.
Jim Dooley Center for Early Learning serves both employees of Finger Lakes Health and residents of the community. Programs include infant care through after-school care, for ages 6 weeks through 6th grade. These programs, based on age and development, are supervised by teachers with college degrees in early childhood education. Jim Dooley Center for Early Learning is licensed by the New York State Department of Social Services and accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children for exceeding standards in early childhood education.