| Inspired by American painter and PBS television personality Bob Ross’ love of the outdoors, Oregon Parks Forever is participating in a virtual 5K event started six years ago to help plant trees in parks & forests. Participants can walk, hike, run, or roll to complete their 5K anywhere outdoors anytime between April 18-26 in celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day. Runners are encouraged to register by March 15th to ensure that your swag arrives before the event week. Registration will close on April 1 or when registrations are full. Last year, we had to close registrations on March 25 when so many people signed up, SO DON’T WAIT! Sign up here For $36 per person, each participant will receive a keepsake Happy Little T-shirt, a commemorative bib number, a finisher’s medal and will plant 10 Trees in Oregon. Makes a great family and friends event for holiday gift. Gather your friends, family and/or colleagues and create your own walk or run. Make it fun! “We are thrilled to partner with Bob Ross, Inc. and these other ten states on the Happy Little 5K concept as a way to honor the late Bob Ross and create a legacy event to plant trees,” said Seth Miller, Executive Director of Oregon Parks Forever.” Oregon Parks Forever joined this event in 2024 as an expansion of our efforts to fund the replanting of trees killed by wildfires, heat domes, and invasive insects. Over the past three years, Oregon Parks Forever has been able to fund the replanting of more than 800,000 trees across Oregon. “The official Bob Ross 5K is probably our most favorite initiative,” says Joan Kowalski, president of Bob Ross Company. “It’s the perfect blend of everything Bob held dear; nature, taking care of the environment, and happy trees too of course. He would have been so pleased to see how it’s getting so popular around the world.” Sign up today and receive your “race” swag ASAP : www.orparksforever.org Contact Info: Seth Miller 503/966-1053 or seth@orparksforever.org |