Join the Liberty Central School District for its first Great Pumpkin Dash 5K, held in conjunction with the Town of Liberty Parks and Recreation Department’s Fall Festival, on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Walnut Mountain.

The 5K mountain run/walk/hike will kick off events at 9 a.m. Individuals and teams are welcome. There is a  minimum donation of $5, with a suggestion donation of $20, per runner. Proceeds will go to Ride 2 Survive and the Liberty High School National Honor Society. Participants may sign up via a Google Form, but walk-ons are welcome. All donations will be collected the day of the event.

The Fall Festival will continue from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with food, bounce houses, hay rides, corn mazes, pumpkin picking and more at the park at 73 Mountain Road in Liberty.

Throughout the event, Liberty Central School District will be collecting donations for Fearless, a not-for-profit agency in Orange and Sullivan County dedicated to assisting survivors of domestic violence, teen dating violence and human trafficking by providing free and confidential services.

Food within the expiration date and new and unused personal care products will be accepted.

Potential donations include:

• Food: Rice; pasta and pasta sauce; rice or pasta meal mixes (items similar to Rice-A-Roni, Pasta Roni, Hamburger Helper, etc.); canned vegetables, beans and fruit; all-purpose flour, sugars, artificial sweeteners; seasonings and Spices, adobo, sazón, chicken/beef/ham bouillon; mashed potato mix, canned potatoes; nut butters, jelly/jam; canned/boxed soups and stews; canned tuna and chicken, Vienna sausages; basic condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, hot sauce, BBQ sauce, and mayonnaise; shelf-stable microwavable meals; breakfast cereals (low sugar) and oatmeal; pancake mix and syrup; fruit and pudding cups; granola bars, snack crackers, and other individually-wrapped snacks; 100% juice boxes or pouches; shelf-stable milk; cake and muffin mixes, cake frosting, gelatin and pudding mix.
• Personal care products: Feminine hygiene products: (tampons, pads, panty liners); full-Size toiletries (please, no travel or “hotel” size): (Soap, Body Wash, lotions, shaving cream, toothpaste, deodorant, cotton balls, cotton swaps); diverse hair care products: (shampoo, conditioners, gels, anti-breakage treatments, etc.); hairbrushes and Combs (bristle hairbrushes, synthetic or detangler style brushes, wide-tooth combs); and hair accessories (hair ties, bobby pins, clips, head wraps).
  The rain date will be Sunday, Sept. 21.

For more information on the 5K or Fearless donations, email Liberty Central School District Community Schools Coordinator Katlyn Rusin at krusin@libertyk12.org.

For more information on the festival or to be a vendor, contact Parks and Rec at 845-292-7690 or p.r.dept@townofliberty.org.