Lake Country runners can get involved in a challenge that will benefit the food bank.

The Summit Challenge Trail Race is designed for trail running enthusiasts. Taking place on Spion Kop Mountain Trails in Lake Country, Oct. 28, at 9 a.m. this event will collect donations and funds for the Lake Country Food Bank.

鈥淭his event is to raise donations for the food bank, it鈥檚 the first year for the event, it鈥檚 an outdoor thing and we鈥檙e trying to promote and encourage to get outside,鈥� said event organizer Shannen Beckinsale.

鈥淲hat we have here, the Spion Kop trail system which was developed by Walk Around Lake Country is pretty impressive,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 also impressive how many people don鈥檛 know about it.鈥�

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The aim for the trail run is to not only fundraiser but to advertise the nature in Lake Country鈥檚 backyard, Beckinsale said.

Test your legs on a three, six or nine kilometre timed trial or take the ultimate Summit Challenge, an eight-km treck which climbs 500 m of elevation to the lookout tower.

Register online at and receive a free beanie if you鈥檙e one of the first 40 participants. Registration requirements include a nonperishable food item.

鈥淔or us it鈥檚 pre-Christmas so for us, we don鈥檛 have that much that鈥檚 going on,鈥� said food bank manager Joy Haxton. 鈥淣ow the produce is spent for the summer, we鈥檝e had our first frost coming in so we鈥檙e not getting the produce that would have tied us over while we were low on canned items, so now the need picks up,鈥� she said.

鈥淎 lot of our users of the food bank are seasonal, so they may be busy and not come in the summertime because they鈥檙e often the people that are picking the fruit. Often a lot of them work in the orchards or the farms doing the work, get laid off, and we see them coming back to the food bank in the winter months,鈥� Haxton said.

The food bank is currently out of granola bars.

carli.berry@kelownacapnews.com
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