SigEp hosts ‘Turkey Trot’

 This Saturday morning at 9:00 amidst Brueggers Bagels and hot chocolate, Davidson students, faculty and community members will gather on the Town Green for the 5th annual Sigma Phi Epsilon Turkey Trot.
The Turkey Trot will be a 5K race to benefit the Free Clinic of Our Towns at Ada Jenkins, a non-profit volunteer organization that seeks to bring healthcare to those in the communituy who can’t afford it.
“The Free Clinic’s services are in more demand than ever with the state of the economy,” SigEp Vice President of Programming Bryce Jones ’11 said. “Unfortunately, much of the charitable donations that keep the Clinic running have fallen off just when our community needs the Clinic the most.”
Jones said that because many of the brothers of SigEp volunteer for the Clinic itself or Ada Jenkins, Service Chair Scott Connors ’11 revived the Turkey Trot after “a three year hiatus.”
“The race course will take the runners/joggers/walkers through the beautiful fall streets of Davidson,” Jones said. “There will be fabulous prizes for the top men and women running and walking finishers. Prizes include Fox and Hound gift cards, Fox and Hound party starter gift pack...Brixx gift certificates and Fox and Hound appetizers.”
To sign up, students, faculty and staff can register at the bottom floor of the Union from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., as well as from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Registration is $10 in advance, or $12 Saturday morning beginning at 8:30, and comes with a t-shirt.
So far, SigEp has raised around $2,500 for the Free Clinic, and hopes to total $3,500 after the race. In addition, all proceeds from registrations will go directly to the Free Clinic, as SigEp has donated $1,500 to cover the race costs.
“The response from SigEp alumni, many of whom remember the Turkey Trot from their time here, has been outstanding,” Jones said. “We certainly hope that our event can raise awareness about the Free Clinic and its mission. Davidson students are already very involved in this cause, and we would like to let the whole campus know.”
Besides raising money for charity, eating bagels and getting some exercise, Jones cited one last reason to be excited for Saturday’s Turkey Trot.
“Chris Ryan, SigEp’s President, has been training for two weeks for this race,” Jones joked. “He will also be wearing all Under Armour.”

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