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Registration is open for STARability Foundation’s 6th Annual Run, Walk & Roll 5K on October 21 A family- and pet-friendly inclusive event for all ages and abilities! NAPLES, Fla. (May 22, 2023) – STARability Foundation is pleased to announce the return of the Run, Walk & Roll 5K event on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples. The event will begin at 8 a.m. with exciting post-event activities including vendors, games, raffles, food trucks and live music. Tickets are $35; ages 12 and younger are free. STARability’s Run, Walk & Roll 5K serves as both a fundraiser and friendraiser, and is essential to the organization’s mission of transforming the lives of individuals with disabilities through social, vocational and educational connections in the community. Financial support from events such as this ensures STAR participants can develop their skills, find jobs and make lasting connections. Florida Race Day will return as the race management team. Sponsorship opportunities are available, providing sponsors and underwriters valuable benefits and exposure to diverse members of the community. Co-chairs Jeff and Maureen Maconaghy are returning to host the event. After discovering STARability Foundation in 2021 and learning more about its mission, the couple quickly became two of their biggest supporters. Jeff, a retired NCAA Division I Football Official, serves on STARability’s board of directors. Maureen began volunteering with STARability shortly after Jeff joined the board, teaching art, cooking and dance classes. “Maureen and I are thrilled to chair the 5K again this year given the strides that STARability continues to make within Collier County,” said Jeff Maconaghy. “The services and vocational training provided to our STARs is so important and meaningful that words don’t do it justice. With the help of our community, we broke another record, raising over $75,000 in 2022, and are confident our local businesses, family and friends will join us to recognize and support this worthy cause.” Register today or learn more about sponsorship opportunities at STARability.org/5K. For nearly four decades, STARability Foundation has been shining a light on abilities, not disabilities. Formed by a small community of caring parents, STARability has become one of Southwest Florida’s leading nonprofits. Today, the organization is opening a world of possibilities for hundreds of individuals ages 14 and older by offering a variety of inclusive programs focused on vocational training, continuing education, teamwork, social engagement and community involvement. STARability’s compassionate team supports people with disabilities by providing life-transforming opportunities that emphasize teamwork and a connection to the community while strengthening awareness and respect for individual abilities. To learn more about the services and program offerings available, please visit STARability.org.
Registration is open for STARability Foundation’s 6th Annual Run, Walk & Roll 5K on October 21
A family- and pet-friendly inclusive event for all ages and abilities!
NAPLES, Fla. (May 22, 2023) – STARability Foundation is pleased to announce the return of the Run, Walk & Roll 5K event on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples. The event will begin at 8 a.m. with exciting post-event activities including vendors, games, raffles, food trucks and live music. Tickets are $35; ages 12 and younger are free.
STARability’s Run, Walk & Roll 5K serves as both a fundraiser and friendraiser, and is essential to the organization’s mission of transforming the lives of individuals with disabilities through social, vocational and educational connections in the community. Financial support from events such as this ensures STAR participants can develop their skills, find jobs and make lasting connections.
Florida Race Day will return as the race management team. Sponsorship opportunities are available, providing sponsors and underwriters valuable benefits and exposure to diverse members of the community.
Co-chairs Jeff and Maureen Maconaghy are returning to host the event.
After discovering STARability Foundation in 2021 and learning more about its mission, the couple quickly became two of their biggest supporters. Jeff, a retired NCAA Division I Football Official, serves on STARability’s board of directors. Maureen began volunteering with STARability shortly after Jeff joined the board, teaching art, cooking and dance classes.
“Maureen and I are thrilled to chair the 5K again this year given the strides that STARability continues to make within Collier County,” said Jeff Maconaghy. “The services and vocational training provided to our STARs is so important and meaningful that words don’t do it justice. With the help of our community, we broke another record, raising over $75,000 in 2022, and are confident our local businesses, family and friends will join us to recognize and support this worthy cause.”
Register today or learn more about sponsorship opportunities at STARability.org/5K.
For nearly four decades, STARability Foundation has been shining a light on abilities, not disabilities. Formed by a small community of caring parents, STARability has become one of Southwest Florida’s leading nonprofits. Today, the organization is opening a world of possibilities for hundreds of individuals ages 14 and older by offering a variety of inclusive programs focused on vocational training, continuing education, teamwork, social engagement and community involvement. STARability’s compassionate team supports people with disabilities by providing life-transforming opportunities that emphasize teamwork and a connection to the community while strengthening awareness and respect for individual abilities. To learn more about the services and program offerings available, please visit STARability.org.