The Parkland Dash is Parkland's annual race consisting of 5k, 5 mile, and 1 mile run options. This year's beneficiary of the Parkland Dash is SOS Children’s Villages Florida.
SOS Children's Village takes care of abused, or children suffering from forms of neglect in South Florida. They are home for up to 72 foster children ages birth 18. SOS, special emphasis is placed on keeping biological siblings together to lessen their trauma while separated from their families. SOS offers a safe and supportive environment for the community’s foster children in 13 single-family homes with full-time foster parents in a residential neighborhood. They provide children with safety, security, stability and vital support to help them deal with their emotions, academic deficiencies, and social skills and behavior. Additionally, they offer mental health counseling, a behavioral step system program in each home, entertaining activities, tutoring, a mentoring program, independent life skills classes, and Next Steps services for youth who have aged out of foster care and transition to life beyond SOS.
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Packet pickup is located at the Parkland P-REC on Thursday and Friday, October 5th and 6th
Packet pick-up is also available at the Parkland P-REC on Saturday, October 7th
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