You can glow, get a T-shirt and support the LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund at the Rainbow Run next month.

The LGBTQ+ Center is holding its sixth annual Rainbow Run 5k the evening of Oct. 8.

The run starts and ends in Risman Plaza. It begins at 7 p.m. Participants will stop at 10 stations around the Esplanade to pick up glowing accessories. They can walk, run or rollerblade. The event is wheelchair and stroller friendly and takes under two hours to finish.

“At the end of the race everyone’s just pumped up and ready to dance and celebrate,” said Ken Ditlevson, the center’s director.

Tickets are $20 for students and $25 for non-students. Participants receive a T-shirt with their ticket. 

Profits go toward the LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund. The fund supports students in need and allows them to participate in the run for free.

“That is a really happy, uplifting moment because for our students that were rejected by their own family, when they’re able to come to this event … they get to see all of the love, support and affirmation that is all around them at Kent,” Ditlevson said.

You can glow, get a T-shirt and support the LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund at the Rainbow Run next month.

The LGBTQ+ Center is holding its sixth annual Rainbow Run 5k the evening of Oct. 8.

The run starts and ends in Risman Plaza. It begins at 7 p.m. Participants will stop at 10 stations around the Esplanade to pick up glowing accessories. They can walk, run or rollerblade. The event is wheelchair and stroller friendly and takes under two hours to finish.

“At the end of the race everyone’s just pumped up and ready to dance and celebrate,” said Ken Ditlevson, the center’s director.

Tickets are $20 for students and $25 for non-students. Participants receive a T-shirt with their ticket. 

Profits go toward the LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund. The fund supports students in need and allows them to participate in the run for free.

“That is a really happy, uplifting moment because for our students that were rejected by their own family, when they’re able to come to this event … they get to see all of the love, support and affirmation that is all around them at Kent,” Ditlevson said.