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Before you sit down to gobble up turkey with all the trimmings,
lace up your shoes and get moving! These community races offer
a variety of distance runs, plus walks and kids’ events to get the
family outside burning off that pumpkin pie!
PRE-THANKSGIVING DAY EVENTS
1. Marine Corp Gobble Up Turkey Trot;
www.marinemarathon.com/events/turkey-trot Marine Corps Base Quantico, 3250 Catlin Ave., Quantico,
VA Runners of all ages are invited to gobble up
the Turkey Trot 10K or Mile Run. The fast,
6.2-mile course unfurls amidst fall foliage alongside the creek
aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. The festive finish
includes a petting zoo and award presentations of frozen
turkeys and pumpkin pies.

NOV. 19
This race begins at Arundel High School and
continues along paved roads through two
neighborhoods and onto a paved trail. The course is an out
and back with the finish line at Arundel Middle School, with
an awards ceremony and refreshments immediately following
the race in the school cafeteria.

NOV. 20
3. 2016 Turkey Tumble for Autism 5K & 10-Miler;
www.bishopsevents.com Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Path, 3700 Water St.,
Washington, D.C.

NOV. 20
Get in the Thanksgiving mood with this race
2. Cold Turkey 10K;
ColdTurkey10K@annapolisstriders.org welcome to attend, and there’s even a virtual run option for
Arundel High School, 1001 Annapolis Rd., Gambrills, MD
those who cannot make it on race day.

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benefitting autism research. Walkers are also



SCHOOLS / preschools
Bethesda Montessori School
Private Preschool to Kindergarten
Ages 3 – 6
Extended Day 8am – 6pm
7611 Clarendon Rd.

Bethesda, MD 20814
301-986-1260 www.bethesdamontessori.com
Ages 2 ½ to 5 • Half Day or Full Day
Kay Club Before & After Care Programs
Ages 2 ½ to 12 • Camp Kay
The Pavilion at BeanTree
Kindergarten - After School
www.BeanTreePavilion.com For BRIGHT STUDENTS in GRADES 4-12
with language-based LEARNING DIFFERENCES.

10 TOURS EVERY
WEDNESDAY AT 9:30 am
YEARS Arts and project based programs with FOCUS on
creativity, critical thinking, innovation, collaboration,
curiosity and the natural environment.

www.kayschool.org | 703.264.9078
3005 Dower House Road, Herndon, VA
Bilingual Montessori
Now Enrolling!
Academy For Age 2 - 6 Years
F rench • S paniSh • i talian
H alf D ay or f ull D ay • E arly B irds & a ftEr -C arE
For information call: (301) 962-7262
1300 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901
301-244-3600 www.thesienaschool.org
3514 Plyers Mill Rd., Kensington, MD
www.spring-bilingual.org • info@spring-bilingual.org
Celebrate HAPPINESS//
CHALLENGE// Unique Minds
Encourage CURIOSITY//
Now Enrolling!
Campuses in Fairfax VA, Silver Spring MD and Baltimore MD
▪ www.theauburnschool.org ▪
A school for academic and social success!
SAINT COLUMBA’S NURSERY SCHOOL
ADMISSION TALK & TOUR DATES:
NOV. 15, DEC. 9, 2016
Jan. 11 & 26, Feb. 8 & 23, 2017
• 5 day program
• Extended day now available until 6 pm
• Ages 2½ to 5
• Extensive playground
• Financial aid available
• Accepts children with special needs
4201 Albemarle Street, NW • Washington, D.C. 20016
202-742-1980 school@columba.org www.columba.org
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