Greater Fall River Re-Creation, the Greater Fall River Fitness Challenge, and Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc., sponsored the Third Annual Jingle Run from Kennedy Park to Government Center on December 7th. Kicking off half an hour before the annual Children's Holiday Parade, proceeds for the event went to help sponsor the Parade. Runners and walkers were encouraged to wear holiday apparel and to bring jingle bells to make lots of noise on their trip up South Main Street. Fitness Challenge organizer Annemarie Holly led the group of runners at the staring line signing everyone in. Either walking or running, everyone completed the trip and were offered a free bus ride back to the start of the parade of its start! Click here for a two-minute video of the start of the run. Click here for photos and video of the Children's Holiday Parade that followed and here for the next day's Holiday Celebration. For more information, contact Annemarie Sharkey at 508-679-0922.
 

(Top row) As Santa's elves and School Wellness Coordiantor Marcia Picard with her two children are interviewed by Fall River Community Media, Annemarie Holly starts to gather the group of runners. (Row two) Annemarie gives the group their instructions for the run and then checks the status of the route. (Row three) Fall River Police Department Lt. Charles Cullen gives her the o.k. to begin and she lines them up just as Santa's helicopter arrives overhead. (Bottom row) After getting the signal, the group heads up South Main Street for the half-mile run to Government Center.