Jolly10k Fentanyl Awareness Fun Run returns for fifth 12 months | Los Gatan

Leslie Collins, founding father of the Jolly10k Fentanyl Awareness Fun Run, is inviting the neighborhood to affix the fifth annual occasion on Saturday, July 18, to honor family members misplaced to Fentanyl and promote life-saving schooling.

The race will start at 8am at Balzer Field, situated at 57 Miles Ave. in Los Gatos, with on-site registration opening at 7am. Participants can select between a scenic 10K or 5K run by the gorgeous trails of Los Gatos. 

This 12 months’s theme is “Run and Remember.”

The occasion brings individuals of all backgrounds collectively for therapeutic, schooling and neighborhood. Attendees could have the chance to study life-saving abilities, together with free CPR coaching, from the Santa Clara County Fire Department. Narcan, which could be administered to save lots of a life throughout a fentanyl overdose, will probably be distributed.

The occasion is about to characteristic inspiring visitor audio system, raffles, meals and extra. 

Collins created the Jolly10K after shedding her son, Jolly, to fentanyl on July 24, 2021. The annual run serves as a protected house for households to have open conversations concerning the risks of fentanyl, and to recollect misplaced family members.

How to take part within the memorial banner: Families who’ve misplaced a cherished one to fentanyl or habit are invited to submit a transparent picture, full identify and “forever age” to jo*********@***il.com