Cold Turkey 5K and Little Turkeys Fun! Run/Walk

Tassee Shelter | 877 Ulco Drive, Franklin, NC 28734, United States
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Franklin’s annual Thanksgiving Day Cold Turkey 5K and Little Turkeys Fun Run/Walk benefits Special Olympics of Macon County, NC. Race-day registration and packet pickup begin at 7:30AM; the Little Turkeys Fun Run/Walk starts at 8:30AM and the Cold Turkey 5K starts at 9:00AM.

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