{"id":112956,"date":"2022-07-12T22:14:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T02:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112956"},"modified":"2022-07-12T22:14:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T02:14:42","slug":"kidspeace-foster-care-in-reading-to-hold-jingle-in-july-5k-on-7-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112956","title":{"rendered":"KidsPeace Foster Care in Reading to Hold \u201cJingle in July\u201d 5K on 7\/30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>READING, PA (July 12, 2022) \u2013 Registration and sponsorships are still available for the 2022 \u201cJingle in July\u201d 5K Run\/One Mile Walk fundraising event benefiting KidsPeace Foster Care in Reading, PA.<\/p>\n<p>The 11th annual Christmas-in-July themed race is scheduled for Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Gring\u2019s Mill recreation area in Wyomissing, PA, with the 5K event starting at 8:30 a.m. and the One Mile Walk following immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The event is the Reading\/Pottsville office\u2019s primary fundraiser, with all donations going towards celebrations, activities and recognition in support of the foster parents served by the office and the kids in their care.<\/p>\n<p>Early registration for the Jingle in July events is open at <a href=\"https:\/\/kidspeace5k.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kidspeace5k.org<\/a>. The entrance fee is $20 through July 23, and early registrants are guaranteed an event T-shirt. The fee goes up to $25 for registrations after 7\/23, with T-shirts available only while supplies last. (On-site registration on 7\/30 opens at 7 a.m.)<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the 5K\/One Mile Walk, the event features raffles and a toy drive. Donations can be dropped off at Diamond Federal Credit Union branches through the month of July, or at the race event on 7\/30.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the sponsors of the 2022 Jingle in July:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Gold Sponsors: Wagner\u2019s Heating &amp; Cooling, Wawa<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Silver Sponsor: Members 1st Federal Credit Union<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Bronze Sponsors: Sheetz, East Penn Manufacturing, Scott Reines<\/p>\n<p>Sponsorship opportunities are still available! Contact the Reading office at 610-921-0130 for more information on becoming a sponsor of the Jingle in July event.<\/p>\n<p>For 140 years, KidsPeace has been building on its expertise to give hope, help and healing to children, adults and those who love them. Through its comprehensive range of residential treatment programs; accredited educational services; unique psychiatric hospital and foster care and community-based programs, KidsPeace is dedicated to helping people connect, transform and overcome their challenges to ensure a stable future, transition to adulthood and gain independence. Since its doors opened, nearly 300,000 children have participated in one of the multitude of programs KidsPeace offers.<\/p>\n<p><i>For additional resources or more information on how to get involved, become a foster parent or make a donation, please visit\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidspeace.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.kidspeace.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1657758065817000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1bt5Vdu2GYjyl4xqDP5CRn\"><i>www.kidspeace.org<\/i><\/a><i>. Follow us at\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kidspeace.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kidspeace.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1657758065817000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Ujs5X_wjlMg8OrNLWJYUa\"><i>www.facebook.com\/kidspeace.org<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0or on Twitter @KidsPeace.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information Provided By:<br \/>\nRobert Martin<br \/>\nDirector of Communications<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READING, PA (July 12, 2022) \u2013 Registration and sponsorships are still available for the 2022 \u201cJingle in July\u201d 5K Run\/One Mile Walk fundraising event benefiting KidsPeace Foster Care in Reading, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112956\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">KidsPeace Foster Care in Reading to Hold \u201cJingle in July\u201d 5K on 7\/30<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112957,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jingle-in-july-2022.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112956"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/112957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=112956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=112956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}