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

Tassee Shelter on The Greenway | 877 Ulco Drive, Franklin, NC 28734
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Franklin’s annual Thanksgiving Day community run/walk at Tassee Shelter. The Little Turkeys Fun Run/Walk starts at 8:30 a.m.; the Cold Turkey 5K and untimed 5K start at 9:00 a.m. The event benefits Special Olympics of Macon County, NC.

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