Recovery Run 5K

The 2018 Jeremiah Tree Recovery Run and Community Day will take place Sunday, in Xenia, starting at the Xenia Station Bike Hub. The Recovery Run 5K will kick off the day of activities at 2 p.m. Register or donate online or sign up the day of the race at the Xenia Station Bike Hub.

Members from Cedarville University’s Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) and the American Pharmacy Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) will set up several tables for an awareness challenge at this event, each focusing on a topic related to addiction and mental health. Nursing students will provide a first aid station and blood pressure screenings.

Last year’s event raised funds to increase awareness about addiction, mental health and treatment options. This year’s events will benefit the Jeremiah Tree, a Xenia ministry founded in 2012 to provide faith-based, long-term recovery services to men from all walks of life. Jeremiah Tree accepts men for a sixmonth residential discipleship program aimed at full recovery from addiction.

The event will include food, children’s activities and opportunities to learn about the issues of addiction and mental health in Ohio. The community can walk or run in the 5K or simply come to learn. Visitors will get a hole punched on a card for each informational table they visit. T-shirts will be awarded to those who register for and complete either the 5K or the Awareness Challenge.

“This event falls in line with the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy’s vision to provide health care to underserved populations,” said Cindy Burban, director of community engagement for the school of pharmacy.

For more information about the University, visit www.cedarville.edu.