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Abington Gobble Wobble

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Abington Gets Ready to Wobble

The Abington YMCA’s annual Thanksgiving-morning race brings in thousands of dollars for the YMCA’s Annual Campaign

   The Abington YMCA is celebrating its tenth annual Gobble Wobble 5K run and 2-mile walk on Thanksgiving at 9 a.m. The USA Track and Field-certified 5K and walk will bring more than 2,000 walkers, runners and joggers to the area. Check out the map of the race on the USATF.org website here. In addition to clogging the streets for the morning, and giving participants a way to burn some calories before their feast, the Gobble Wobble will raise money for the YMCA’s financial assistance program. Abington YMCA marketing and communication director (and Gobble Wobble run director) Beth Kenas said last year that the Abington YMCA doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars in assistance for memberships, childcare and summer camp. Kenas said that …

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