LB races will be held virtually this year

JFCS OF LB

The Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Long Beach/West Orange County, Meals on Wheels of Long Beach, and U.S.VETSLong Beach have continued their work on the 2nd annual Long Beach Trifecta.

The Long Beach Trifecta is a series of 5K/10K walks/runs/rolls held for charitable purposes, with one event for each organization. Participants in all three events qualify for an exclusive commemorative medal and recognition by the Long Beach Trifecta.

The COVID-19 pandemic posed a number of challenges to this event.

However, all of the organizations involved adapted to these difficulties. Instead of being held in public, the races are being done virtually, with participants walking, running, or rolling routes of their choosing and using a phone app to keep track of the number of miles traversed.

JFCS of Long Beach and West Orange County and U.S.VETSLong Beach have both held their races, and reported that 356 participants ran and raised over $124,000 that will service people in the community.

This was all done virtually, with an emphasis on maintaining social distance and other safety measures.

Meals on Wheels of Long Beach is now holding its “Virtual Race” during the entire month of July.

This way, participants can race at the time and place of their choosing. This allows more flexibility for those who would like to run, walk or roll and extends the window of opportunity for involvement.

This race, like the others, will be open to anyone who is interested. Upon successfully completing a race, each participant will receive a commemorative race t-shirt.

Registering for an individual race costs $35, but there are no fees beyond that.

Those who want to take part in the Meals on Wheels of Long Beach 5K/10K RUN, WALK & ROLL “Virtual” event can register by visiting www.mowlb.org.

For more information on this event or previous races, contact (562) 439-5000, ext “0” or email her at rhonda@mowlb.org.