The second annual Peter J. Biondi Memorial trail run-walk at the Sourland Mountain Preserve on East Mountain Road in Hillsborough will be held Sunday, Oct. 12, at 10 a.m.
All net proceeds go to the Samaritan Homeless Interim Program.
The trail run-walk is in honor of Mr. Biondi, who was a Hillsborough mayor and county freeholder and served in the General Assembly from 1998 until his death in 2011. He is remembered for his advocacy on behalf of his constituents and his desire to help those in need.
Participants have the option to run or walk a challenging 4-mile course within the county preserve. A 2-mile course is available for walkers. The 4-mile course will be timed by Racing NJ.
Last year, SHIP raised more than $17,000, and the goal is to double that amount. One of the ways to achieve that is by issuing a celebrity challenge.
The organizing committee is asking all celebrities in Somerset County and their friends throughout the region to make a donation or match the gifts, in the amount of $500 to $1,500, received from or in the names of Loretta Lynn ("the Coal Miner’s Daughter"), Patrick "Mutts" McDonnell, Steel Tips, a CBGB’s Punk Rock Band and others.
SHIP is a faith-based, interfaith, community funded and supported registered charitable agency. SHIP’s clients are the homeless, near-homeless, working poor families and individuals in the Somerset County region.
Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno is expected to attend.
