Nationwide Children's Hospital

05/02/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/02/2024 10:11

MEDIA ADVISORY: On Our Sleeves 5K at Columbus Crew’s Lower.com Field to Support Children’s Mental Health

WHAT:The On Our Sleeves 5K for Children's Mental Health will take place at the home of the Columbus Crew, Lower.com Field, for the first time this weekend. The race is hosted by the Columbus Crew in a collaborative effort with founding partners Big Lots and Nationwide to grow awareness, break stigmas and raise funds for The Kids Mental Health Foundation and its signature program, On Our Sleeves®.

Proceeds from the On Our Sleeves 5K will help the foundation continue to provide free mental health resources to all U.S. communities. We invite you to join us, and the nearly 2,000 participants, as we race toward a world where mental health is a part of the upbringing of every child!

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

  • Program begins at 8:40 a.m.
  • Race begins at 9 a.m.

WHERE: Lower.com Field, 96 Columbus Crew Way, Columbus, OH 43215

We recommend parking in the North Lot. It's behind the stadium on Nordecke Drive. Due to anticipated road closures, we suggest entering via Spring Street at Hocking Street, turn left on Nationwide Boulevard, right on Columbus Crew Way and make another right on Nordecke Drive into the parking lot. See map below.

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:

  • Whitney Raglin Bignall, Ph.D., associate clinical director of The Kids Mental Health Foundation
  • Darlington Nagbe, Columbus Crew SC midfielder

MORE INFORMATION:

For interview requests or other media inquiries, please contact:

Audrey Hasson614-581-5407
[email protected]