ARGH 5K: EC Scholars Give Back

By: Patrick Twisdale, EC Scholar and Honors College Sophomore

Greenville Harvest is a non-profit organization that educates Greenville residents on the importance of healthy eating and sustaining the environment through gardens. This year, the EC Scholars decided to help this local organization by hosting a 5K and donating all of the proceeds. As an EC Scholar, I was already assisting with the 5K, but I thought why not run in it too? Several of my EC Scholars peers and I participated in the run with other members of the community.

This was my very first 5K, and I had no idea what to expect. But I wasn’t disappointed! As soon as the whistle sounded, I started at a good pace and was able to run the 5K in its entirety in 27 minutes and 4 seconds.

I feel that the 5K was a really successful fundraising event for Greenville Harvest. My participation in the 5K was very gratifying, and if given the option to participate in a 5K for this organization again, I would eagerly volunteer all over again.