All ages welcome at event Oct. 1 at WinterPlace Park
Salisbury, Maryland – Run! Walk! Play Cornhole! Buy and sell handcrafted items!
You can do all this – and more – at MAC’s Soles for Seniors Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1.
The festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday Oct. 1, at WinterPlace Park in Salisbury. (Check in for the run, walk and craft fair and vendors starts at 7:30 a.m.)
The details:
5K run: Registration is open for the first Soles for Seniors 5K! Cash prizes will be awarded, in addition to awards in various age categories. Registration is $30 in advance, $35 the day of the event. All runners will get a long-sleeve event T-shirt. Seashore Strider Event Production will provide timing for the event, using the ChronoTrack B chip timing system.
1-Mile walk: Individual and team registration is available! Advance registration is $20; $30 the day of the event. Everyone who registers will get a long-sleeve event T-shirt; the first 50 registrants also will get a Soles for Seniors visor.
Craft Fair: Register now to be a vendor at the Soles for Seniors Craft Fair! The cost is $25 plus a small item donation for the Chinese auction. Vendor spaces are 10-by-10 feet.
Cornhole Tournament: Grab a teammate and compete for cash prizes in this double elimination tournament! Check-in starts at 10:30 a.m. and play begins at 11 a.m. All players get a long-sleeve event T-shirt. The cost to register is $50 per team.
To register for any of these events, or for more information on the Soles for Seniors Festival, visit https://macinc.org/soles-for-seniors/
Rounding out the day will be a children’s area featuring fun games and prizes, and food trucks offering an assortment of edibles.
Festival proceeds will benefit MAC’s Life Bridges Dementia Day Program and Connections senior activity center.
Life Bridges focuses on quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementia, and their caregivers. Housed in a specially designed, secure wing of the building, this program offers a robust set of activities designed to enrich the lives of those who attend.
Connections provides a full slate of activities that focus on health and well-being, and provide opportunities for socialization, education, and recreation for seniors.
MAC is a member agency of the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore.
MAC Incorporated, the Area Agency on Aging, is a private, nonprofit organization, that provides seniors in Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset and Dorchester counties with services that promote dignity, health and independence.
