By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Run a little, eat some donuts, and help some St. Joseph Museums.
That's what you can do this weekend at the Donut Dash 5k-plus walk and run in St. Joseph. The event will begin on Saturday at 8am at the Patee House.
Organizer Sharon Kosek says the 5k will help benefit three local museums, and at the end of the walk or run, there will be donuts waiting for you.
"A healthy donut, so you can walk, run, or feel good about eating donuts, and they'll also supply water as well," Kosek tells KFEQ Hotline host Barry Birr. "But it's this upcoming Saturday, October the 15th."
Kosek says proceeds from the walk help benefit the Mount Mora Cemetery, Patee House Museum and Roubidoux Row.
"None of which of those three receive city funding, they're all older sites that really need the community support, and I might say we have many generous businesses that help support this race as well, Kosek says.
The St. Joesph Chamber of Commerce helps organize the event. The event will end at the Gold-N-Glaze Donut and Coffee shop where donuts and water will be available for participants.
Kosek is also a member of the Mount Mora board. She says money raised from the walk means so much to help with upkeep.
"Of course, the cemetery is over 150 years old so we have trouble keeping things in par, the headstones might fall over, need cleaning, there's always something that's going on with the cemetery that needs to have upkeep," Kosek explains
Kosek says there are also needs on Rubidoux Row with its new exhibits as well as renovations that happen at the Patee House.
Registration for the walk will be accepted up until 7:30am on Saturday.