Jingle Bell 8K Run & 5K Walk

RUN/WALK IS RAIN OR SHINE! 

10th Annual Jingle Bell 8K Run & 5K Walk

The Run will start at 9AM and you will be chipped timed from the moment you start and to the moment you stop!   
Rolling start from 9am until all runners have cleared the starting area.  Start line is on the Ironton Rail Trail by Saylor Park Kilns. 

Walkers are NOT timed and we will start at 9AM after the last runner takes off

Presented by Whitehall Area Rotary

Location:  

Race festivities will be held at the American Club 300 Cherry St Coplay PA 

Awards:               

Overall M&F 1st place $100; 2nd $50; 3rd $25; Top Two in each Age Group 19 and under; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70 and over

Entry:                   

Runners $35 till 11/19/2026 $40 after this date; Walkers $20 till 11/19/2026 $25 after this date

Shirts are only guaranteed to Runners and Walkers registered by 11/15/2026 NEW THIS YEAR IN ADDITION TO SHIRTS YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO GET A SHOPPING COOLER BAG INSTEAD OF A SHIRT TO REDUCE EXPENSES - IF YOU HAVE SHIRTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, PLEASE WEAR THEM! 

PACKET PICK UP:   Friday December 4th at the American Club 4-6PM;  MORNING OF RACE STARTING AT 7:30 AM 

Amenities:           

8K course, flat and fast; starts right below the embankment on the IRT at the Coplay Pavilion  – Ends at American Club.   5K Course is flat and dog & stroller friendly

Race Results:       

Race will be professionally timed by the Bryn Mawr Racing Co.; Results will be found at http://www.brynmawrracing.com

Questions:           

Contact: Race Director – Sharon Geroulo // Sharon.geroulo@truist.com// 610-704-5655

HOT DOGS, SOUPS AND HOT CHOCOLATE Station

SANTA IS IN THE HOUSE!!! FREE REINDEER FOOD FOR ALL THE KIDS!

COSTUMES HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!

What does this Run/Walk support?

The Whitehall Area Rotary Jingle Bell Run supports the Philanthropic efforts of the 

• Whitehall Area Rotary Foundation

Since our founding we have supported the following financially:

• The Whitehall Food Pantry at St. Stephen on Mechanicsville Road (I personally volunteer every third Monday handing out Sr Boxes)
• The Whitehall Hunger Initiative at St. John the Baptist on Ruch Street
• The Catasauqua Food Bank
• The Whitehall Township Public Library 
• The Catasauqua Public Library 
• The Whitehall Area Christmas "Shop with a Cop" event – we buy the items for kids to shop with Whitehall Cops
• The Whitehall and Catasauqua Back to School Back Pack and School Supplies program. – Backpacks and snack bags for kids who are without these items to start school 
• The Whitehall and Catasauqua School Winter Coats – donated winter coats to kids without warm coats  
• Three Whitehall Area families displaced by fire in 2024 – donated funds and items in need
• Whitehall Parade 
• Students who compete in the Rotary four-way speech contest – we award scholarships
• Ironton Rail Trail Bike Repair Station
   

National and International Rotary initiatives 

• Polio Eradication
• Shelter Box Program