On Sunday, May 7, 2023, Daybreak Church of Mechanicsburg will hold its 8th Annual Great Commission 5K Run and Fun Walk at City Island.

The Daybreak GC5K and Fun Walk supports 700 international workers of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, who care for the physical and spiritual needs of lost, hurting, and disenfranchised people in over 70 of the world’s hardest-to-reach countries. We have committed that 100% of racer/walker registration fees will go directly to the Great Commission Fund! Feel free to stay after for worship and our family picnic! Register now at GC5K.db.church!

WHO: You! Runners, walkers, and wheelers of all ages. Gather your family, friends, co-workers and more! A great run for a great cause!

WHAT: The Friendship Community 5K Run, Walk & Wheel for Capabilities. Friendship Community is a Christian ministry cultivating capabilities of Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Autism in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties of south-central Pennsylvania since 1972, … 51 Years!

WHEN: Saturday, May 13, 2023 • 7:00 a.m. – Check-In/Day of Registration begins • 8:00 a.m. – 5K Run, Walk & Wheel begins • Awards Presentation approx. 9:00am or immediately following 5K. • Free Kids Fun Run (0.22 mi.) following Awards Presentation.

WHERE: Friendship Community – Corporate Office, 1149 East Oregon Road Lititz, PA 17543. Free Parking. The course will loop through Landis Homes and finish back at the starting line. Off busy public roads, approx. 100 yards gravel, remaining route – paved. Course Map . Alternate optional 1 mile paved course for walkers/wheelers.

WHY: FREE t-shirt (if reg. by 4/14/23, after that while supplies last), FREE Parking, Low Entry Fee, Safe Course – off busy roads, benefits Individuals with Intellectual Disability & Autism, and a LOT of fun!

HOW: Registration Dates/Prices• $30 by April 14 to receive a FREE t-shirt• $35 April 15-May 12 (t-shirt while supplies last)• $40 Day-of Race registration (May 13) (t-shirt while supplies last)• Virtual Participant Option: Same price structure as In-Person Race above, add $5 if you want t-shirt mailed, (run on your own, includes goodie bag and t-shirt, t-shirt availability according to registration dates) (Also, see Family or Group Discount prices!)

FUNDRAISING: Help our Individuals – CREATE YOUR OWN IINDIVIDUAL OR TEAM FUNDRAISING PAGE! (Click on “BECOME A FUNDRAISER” at the top of the page.)

AWARDS: Cash prizes will be awarded to top three overall finishers $75, $50, $25 (Male and Female). Medals will be awarded to top three Male & Females in the following age groups : 14 & Under 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70+ (Awards are only for in-person participants)

RESULTS: Race Results will be posted at friendshipcommunity.net/5k

Contact for more info: Phil Horning Development Associate / Volunteer Coordinator (part-time) Friendship Community 717.656.2466 Ext. 1165 VolunteerCoordinator@friendshipcommunity.net

MORE: 2022-05-07 Race Results, Volunteer, Photos

Packet Pick-up/Check-In
We are again offering pre-race Packet Pickup (get your race bib and “goodie bag” ahead of time) for virtual participants who didn’t request items to be mailed, and as an optional convenience and also to lessen the crowding at registration on Saturday for in-person participants.

PRE-RACE PACKET PICKUP: (at Friendship Community Main Office 1149 East Oregon Road, Lititz, PA 17543)

5/10/23 Wed. 8:00am-4:30pm
5/11/23 Thu. 8:00am-4:30pm
5/12/23 Fri. 8:00am-6:00pm
RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP/CHECK-IN: (at Friendship Community 1149 East Oregon Road, Lititz, PA 17543 after parking, same as prior years, go to the 2nd building to the large garage bay near Start/Finish line)

5/13/23 Sat. 7:00-8:00am (Race begins 8:00am)
Note: (Packets for virtual participants who paid for their packet to be mailed, will go out in the mail on or before Wed. 5/10/23, for those registered by then. Virtual participants who paid for their packet to be mailed, and register after 5/10/23 will have their packets mailed asap upon receipt.)

Join us on Saturday, October 8 at 8 am for our new community corn pickin’ 5k! Offering fun for the whole family offering the 5k, 1 mile fun run/walk, or the Kids’ Dash! Awards for overall and top finishers in each of the following age brackets for the 5k only: 18 & under, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+ category! Race proceeds benefit Landis Homes, Friendship Community, and Cobys Family Services!

The 5th annual Clinic for Special Children 5k is happening on Saturday, September 17th from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m presented by Nemours Children’s Health. Runners, joggers, and walkers are invited to participate in the Clinic for Special Children 5k – a 3.1-mile course along scenic country roads, winding through Lancaster County farmland, venturing past a vineyard, an Amish schoolhouse, and acres of picturesque farms. Strollers and wheelchairs are welcome!

WHERE | The manually-timed course starts and ends at the Clinic for Special Children, 535 Bunker Hill Road, Strasburg, PA 17579.

TIMES | 9:00 a.m. start for 5k race. Kid’s color fun run following the main 5k race. Race day registration for the 5k race & kid’s color fun run will open at 7:45 a.m. and close promptly at 8:45 a.m.

PACKET PICK-UP | Friday, September 16 between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and race day from 7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. at the Clinic for Special Children.