LAS VEGAS – SafeNest is inviting the Las Vegas community to “Hoof it with your Hound” at the fourth-annual Run for Hope 5-kilometer (3.1 mile) run and 1-mile fun run/walk Oct. 22 at W. Wayne Bunker Family Park, 7351 W. Alexander Road.
Dogs are welcome at the 2022 Run for Hope and the event is dedicated to pets and the emotional support they provide for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
“Run for Hope is an empowering way to support all survivors of abuse, including pets,” said Liz Ortenburger, chief executive officer for SafeNest. “By creating support services and space for pets, we can give survivors fleeing abuse more options for themselves and their beloved family members.”
Registration fees begin at $15 for participation in the 1-mile Fun Walk, and $40 for the timed 5K run and virtual run. Fee includes event t-shirt and participation medal. Other onsite activities include caricature and chair massage stations, face painting, photo booth, and music.
All funds raised will support SafeNest’s emergency shelter and pet services, including onsite pet housing, fostering, offsite kenneling, supplies and health/wellness exams. The event is funded in part by the Gene Haas Foundation. For more information or to register online, please visit www.safenest.org. Walk-up registration begins at 7:00 a.m. and the timed run begins at 8:30 a.m. on race day. Runner packet pickup is scheduled for noon to 5:00 p.m., Oct. 20 to Oct. 21, at SafeNest headquarters, 3900 Meadows Lane.
ABOUT SAFENEST
SafeNest is Nevada’s largest and most comprehensive nonprofit agency dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence in Clark County. Since opening its doors in 1977, SafeNest has answered over 500,000 hotline calls and sheltered over 20,000 individuals.
Programs include: 24-hour domestic violence hotline, confidential shelter, protection order services, counseling, advocacy, court assistance and prevention education. For more information, visit www.safenest.org. For immediate help and support, call or text the 24/7 domestic violence hotline at 702-646-4981.
ABOUT THE GENE HAAS FOUNDATION The Gene Haas Foundation was established in 1999, by Gene Haas, founder and owner of Haas Automation, Inc., to support the needs of the local community, through grants to such local charities as the Boys and Girls Clubs, Food Share, Rescue Mission, and others. The Gene Haas Foundation donates millions of dollars every year to manufacturing education and the community. In 2020, the Gene Haas Foundation provided more than $20 million in grants, bringing the total since inception to more than to $120 million.
