CASA Superhero Run to be virtual this year

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, CASA is still holding its annual Superhero Run Fundraiser.

The event will be virtual and run from October 1 to October 31.

SO MANY ASPECTS OFOUR LIVES.

INCLUDING NONPROFITSAND THEIRFUNDRAISERS.BUT THAT'S NOT STOPPING CASAFROM HOSTING ONE OF THEIRFAVORITE ANNUAL EVENTS.23ABC'S KALLYN HOBMANN JOINS USLIVE FROM CASA WITHDETAILS ON HOW YOU CANPARTICIPATE EVEN DURING THEPANDEMIC... KALLYN?YES GOOD MORNING.

EVERY YEARCASA HOSTS ITS SUPERHERORUN FUNDRAISER.

AND EVEN THOUGHWE CAN'TDRESS UP AND RUN TOGETHER AS AGROUP... CASA SAYS IT'S STILLGOING TO BE A SPOOKTACULAR TIME.IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO PULL OUTYOUR HALLOWEENCOSTUMES..."I AM BATGIRL.

BATMAN IS MYFAVORITESUPERHERO."CASA RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTMANAGER DIANA RAMIREZ IS READYFOR THE NONPROFIT'S ANNUALSUPERHERO RUNHAPPENING NEXT MONTH.RAMIREZ SAYS PARTICIPANTS AREENCOURAGED TO DRESS UP ANDMAKE THE MOST OF IT."WE'RE CALLING IT THESPOOKTACULARSUPERHERO RUN EVENT SO PEOPLECAN HAVE FUN WITH IT AND BLENDIN THEHALLOWEEN THEME WITH THEIRCOSTUMES.

WE'RE STILL FOCUSINGON,YOU KNOW, FAMILIES GOING OUT,GETTING DRESSED UP AND HAVINGFUN."THE RUN DOES LOOK A LITTLEDIFFERENT THIS YEAR.USUALLY THIS IS A ONE-DAY, IN-PERSON EVENT.

BUT DUE TOCOVID-19.

IT'S GOING TO BEVIRTUAL.

YOU CAN COMPLETE A 2K,5K OR 10K ANYWHERE.ANYTIME.

BETWEEN OCTOBER 1ST AND31ST.

ALLPROCEEDS FROM PARTICIPANTREGISTRATION WILL BENEFITCASA AND THE CHILDREN THEYSERVE."WE HAD TO GO WITH THE FLOW ANDGO ALLVIRTUAL AND OUR COMMITTEE HASBEEN AMAZING.

WE'VE BEENTHINKING OF SOMECREATIVE IDEAS TO GET PEOPLEEXCITED ABOUT THE RUN."THOSE IDEAS INCLUDE PHOTOCONTESTS LIKE BEST FINISH LINEPHOTO.

BEST SCENERY PHOTO.

ANDBEST PHOTO OF AFURRY FRIEND.RAMIREZ SAYS..

LIKE MANY OTHERNONPROFITS.

CASA HASSTRUGGLED DURING THE PANDEMIC."WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY IN PERSONFUNDRAISING EVENTS WHICH HASBEEN SO HARD, SO WE PUT OURHEADS TOGETHER ANDWE'VE MAINTAINED HOPE."BUT SHE SAYS THE SUPPORT ALREADYSEEN FROM THECOMMUNITY LEADING UP TO THESUPERHERO RUN HAS BEENINSPIRING."WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE WILL COMETHROUGH AND STAND BY OUR MISSIONBECAUSE, ULTIMATELY, IT'S ABOUTTHE KIDSWE SERVE AND WE KNOW THAT ALLCHILDREN NEED A HERO, BUT ABUSEDCHILDREN NEED A SUPERHERO."REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT ISOPEN UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30THAND COSTS $30.

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FOR NOW HERE ATCASA..KALLYN HOBMANN...23ABC...CONNECTING YOUONE WEEK FROM TODAY -- THERAIDERS WILL PLAY THEIR FIRSTGAME FROM THEIR NEW HOME IN LASVEGAS.