Neighborhood Co-op Feed Your Neighbor 5K

Event Overview

The Co-op Feed Your Neighbor 5K is a family-friendly event supporting the Good Samaritan House of Carbondale. The race will be held Friday, April 10, 2026.

Course Information

Our 5K course is professionally certified: the course begins and ends at Turley Park on Old West Main and Glenview, Carbondale, IL. The route runs through the residential area behind the Murdale Shopping Center.

Registration and Pricing

• Pricing: Only $20 for adults and $10 for children 14 and under ($25 &: $15 if you sign-up the day of the race.)
• Timing: This race is professionally timed
• Course: Certified course
• Participation: Participants can run or walk

Race Day Details

• Location: 5K begins and ends at Turley Park, on Old West Main and Glenview
• Registration: 4:30 pm registration opens for pre-registered and day of sign-ups. Race promptly starts at 6 pm.
• Family Friendly: Family friendly atmosphere
• Prizes: Prizes for top female and male runners

Food Pantry Donations

Additionally, we are asking participants to bring nonperishable food to give to the local food pantry.

About Good Samaritan House

Good Samaritan House of Carbondale serves a wide variety of people, including persons with mental and physical disabilities, families evicted from their homes, veterans with nowhere to go, and persons who have lost their jobs. They have an Emergency Assistance Program to assist clients in paying rent or utility bills to prevent them from becoming homeless. Good Samaritan House also assists in paying for prescriptions, work shoes/clothes, transportation to interviews, doctor appointments and more.

Prizes

Top overall female and male will win a $100 Co-op gift card! Top male and female of each age category will be a bread winner! Yes, you will literally win a loaf of bread. It’s just a fun way to reward our runners! Additionally, every participant will be entered for door prizes.

Event Participation

Since 1999, more than 2,000 race participants have been part of this great event, supporting Good Sam.

Donation Opportunities

Not a runner? Alternatively, you can help and not have to participate in the race. This year our goal is to have 200 people donate $10 each! Donations go directly to Good Samaritan and can be done online, see below.

Support Good Samaritan House

All proceeds will support Good Samaritan House of Carbondale, which provides a food pantry, soup kitchen, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and emergency assistance to the area’s most vulnerable citizens. All donations stay local! Good Samaritan provides:

• Emergency Services: Emergency Shelter or Transportation Services.
• Food Pantry: To offer food and commodities.
• Soup Kitchen: To provide balanced meals 3 times a day.
• Transitional Home: For those who need help making a smooth transition to living an independent life again.

Race Registration

For more details and to register for the Neighborhood Co-op Feed Your Neighbor 5K, please visit here.