Holiday Spotlight: Thanksgiving Gobble Jog

Enjoy music, exercise and Thanksgiving fun while helping fight poverty at MUST Ministries' 10th annual Gobble Jog.

This week's Cobb, Douglas and Paulding Weekend & Community Spotlight features the 10th Annual Gobble Jog by Marietta-based MUST Ministries. The  road race on Thanksgiving morning raises money to fight poverty. This year’s theme, “It’s kind of a big deal,” heralds the Nov. 22 event that will hopefully attract 10,000 runners, building on last year’s 9,453 attendees. Proceeds from the race help MUST Ministries provide 34,000 individuals each year with food, shelter, education and employment opportunities, clothing and access to healthcare to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness and foster long-term change. Visit Patch's Event Calendar for more details on the Gobble Jog and how to register. Got a great event coming up in your community…

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Runner Dies After Gobble Jog

Paulding County resident Allen Scott Gill collapsed as he finished the 10K benefit run in Marietta on Thursday.

A Paulding County man collapsed at the end of the Gobble Jog in Marietta and died Thursday. Allen Scott Gill, 53, went down just as he crossed the Marietta Square finish line of the 10K run and immediately received medical attention, The Marietta Daily Journal reported, but he died at WellStar Kennestone Hospital. His wife, Rose, also ran in the benefit race for MUST Ministries and came upon the scene of her husband receiving treatment when she finished about five minutes later, the MDJ said. Whitepages.com lists an Allen S. Gill in his early 50s on Victorian Circle in the Dallas area. Ike Reighard, who started as the chief executive officer of MUST on Monday, told the MDJ that the nonprofit group will retire Allen Gill’s race number and …

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Gobble Jog Raises Money for Needy

10,000 runners are expected to participate in the Thanksgiving Day fundraiser.

Registration is now open for the Marietta Daily Journal Gobble Jog to be held Thanksgiving Day. The Gobble Jog raises the funds that enable MUST Ministries to provide food, shelter, clothing and other services for individuals and families needing assistance or who are in crisis.   The 2011 event is expected to be the largest to date and will draw thousands who will run or walk in the 10K, 5K, 1K and Tot Trot races that originate and finish at the Marietta Square. The Gobble Jog is certified as a qualifier for seeding in the Peachtree Road Race and the US 10K Classic.   Registration information for the event held on Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day, can be found at www.gobblejog.org and http://www.facebook.com/#!/GobbleJog.   In 2010, more than 8,…

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From the Editor's Desk

A Prelude to the Holidays

Thanksgiving is still more than a week away, but plenty of events are on tap this week to get you in a festive mood -- without overdoing it.

If the cold temperatures weren't enough of a reminder that the holiday season will soon be upon us, there a number of activities and events in East Cobb and Marietta this week will do more than provide a hint.  On Sunday we posted several Thanskgiving-themed items, starting with the Temple Kol Emeth's 7th annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on Thursday.  East Cobb Patch columnist Rob Maynard, a congregant at the East Cobb synagogue and a member of the service's coordinating committee, thinks it's the perfect way to properly regard the season, crossing across religious and cultural lines in an effort to gain a better understanding of our community.  I attended and wrote about last year's service and can vouch for the blending of faith …

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Gobble Jog Raises Money for Needy

An estimated 10,000 runners are expected to participate in the Thanksgiving Day fundraiser on the Marietta Square.

Registration is now open for The Marietta Daily Journal's Gobble Jog to be held Thanksgiving Day. The Gobble Jog raises the funds that enable MUST Ministries to provide food, shelter, clothing and other services for individuals and families needing assistance or who are in crisis.   The 2011 event is expected to be the largest to date and will draw thousands who will run or walk in the 10K, 5K, 1K and Tot Trot races that originate and finish at the Marietta Square. The Gobble Jog is certified as a qualifier for seeding in the Peachtree Road Race and the US 10K Classic.   Registration information for the event held on Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day, can be found at www.gobblejog.org and http://www.facebook.com/#!/GobbleJog.   In 2010, more than …

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