Turkey Chase Marks 30th Year Today

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Turkey Chase Marks 30th Year

Launched in 1982, the annual run has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition.

The Turkey Chase, an annual run that has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition for thousands of county residents, will mark its 30th year Thursday. Proceeds from the Turkey Chase benefit youth and families through YMCA programs and local rotary charities. Since 1992, the Turkey Chase has raised more than $1.5 million, and the event is the largest fundraiser for the YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase and the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary Club. The event includes a 10K race—the largest in Montgomery County—along with a two-mile run and a 50-meter kids’ run.  The Turkey Chase launched in 1982 as a biathlon with swimming and running.  “The Turkey Chase was conceived by the Aquatics Director of the Y, who is now the Vice President of Operations, as a major …

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Turkey Chase Expands To Afghanistan

WTOP reports on a Bethesda tradition that’s expanded across the globe.

A U.S. servicemember carried on a Bethesda Thanksgiving Day tradition in Afghanistan this year, WTOP reported. Lt. Col. Eduardo Monarez launched a branch of Bethesda’s famous Turkey Chase in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he’s stationed. Monarez said he wanted to launch the satellite run, which drew nearly 100 people, because he couldn’t participate in the family tradition this year. Back home, his wife Susan ran the race as well. "The emotional part was hard because this is something that my husband and I have been doing together for years," she told WTOP. Read the full story at WTOP.

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