Hundreds Turn Out for YMCA Fun Run at Warminster Community Park

WARMINSTER- YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties and Warminster Township Parks and Recreation welcomed over 300 children, families and volunteers to Warminster Community Park for the inaugural Flying Leprechaun Fun Run on Saturday, March 9. The fun run was a mile-long course for children ages 12 and under that took racers along the bucolic trail of the park to a climactic finish line located on the former US Navy Base runway.

“It says so much about this community, for all these families to come out on a cold March morning to support their youth in completing this race,” said Justin Grand, YMCA race director and associate executive for the Central Bucks Region. “This event marks an expansion of the Y’s partnership with Warminster Township, and I believe everyone who attended or volunteered for the fun run was blown away by the inspiration and enthusiasm these kids put on display all morning.”

All proceeds from the Flying Leprechaun Fun Run go to support the Y’s financial assistance and donor-supported, free community programs. Warminster Community Park, which was a US Navy Base and airfield until 1993, is the largest in the Warminster Parks and Recreation system at 240 acres. Beginning this summer, the park will host YMCA Camp Bucks Warminster, a five days per week adventure camp for children in grades Kindergarten through seventh.

“Warminster Township Parks and Recreation is thrilled to work alongside the incredible team at the Warminster YMCA to provide quality events and programming,” said Jessica Fox, director of Parks and Recreation for Warminster. “The success of the Inaugural Leprechaun Fun Run marks only the beginning of this community-driven partnership.”

Information about the new camp in Warminster and all summer camps offered by YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties can be found at ymcabhc.org/camp.

The next endurance race on the calendar hosted by the Y is the annual YMCA Bucks County Strong 5K and One-Mile Fun Run on May 11 at the Doylestown branch. More information about YMCA races and endurance competitions can be found at ymcabhc.org/community-family/races.

YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties is a charitable, nonprofit organization committed to strengthening communities through membership and programs that foster youth development, healthy living and social responsibility for all. Annually, the Y serves over 49,000 members and participants at its six member branches, seven child development centers, and nine camp locations across Bucks and Hunterdon Counties. YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties provides over $5 million of community impact annually in the form of financial assistance to individuals and families in need and free programming for veterans, cancer survivors, older adults and more. To learn more visit ymcabhc.org.