Balloon Chase 2021 – walk/run & bike ride
A non-competitive hot air balloon chasing great time, brought to you by Canton Parks & Recreation, the Mid-Mississippi Balloon Association and The Good Samaritan Center. All participants will receive an awesome “Balloon Chase” t-shirt, race medal, a VIP dinner voucher, and the opportunity to run/walk/bike in the company of magnificent hot air balloons! You have your choice of doing a 10 mile or 30 mile bike ride in the morning with hot air balloons or a 4 mile or 2 mile run in the evening with hot air balloons, OR do both! Register NOW at raceroster.com.
Golf Ball Drop 2021 – $5,000 CASH PRIZE!
Golf Ball Drop is a raffle fundraiser for the Good Samaritan Center. But how does it work? First, you have to buy a Golf Ball Drop ticket claiming your ball. (all balls will be numbered from 1 to 1,000). Each ticket costs $20. Then during the Canton Balloon Fest on Saturday, July 3rd, all the balls will be taken up in the air, and dropped onto the festival field. The owner of the ball that drops closest to the designated target wins $5,000!!! Visit our NUTS stores to purchase your tickets! **if you purchased a ticket in 2020, you will...
12Ks for the Holidays 2021
The MERRIEST RACE in Town will be back at The Cedars this year! In person! Celebrating 12 Years of 12Ks... A fundraiser for the Good Samaritan Center, 12k’s for the Holidays Charity Run is a great way to start the holiday season. The 12k run, 5k run and 5k walk traditionally winds through the beautiful historic Cedars of Fondren neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Saturday, November 20, 2021. The funds raised from this year’s 12k’s for the Holidays help support Good Samaritan Center’s 2021 Christmas Assistance program. This year, Good Sam plans to assist children and families...