8TH ANNUAL APPLIED MATERIALS SILICON VALLEY TURKEY TROT

START THANKSGIVING DAY OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT. BEFORE THE BIG GAMES, THE BIG MEAL, THE PARADES AND PIES, WHY NOT GET A LITTLE EXERCISE AND FRESH AIR? JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND COWORKERS THIS YEAR, AND MAKE THE 8TH ANNUAL APPLIED MATERIALS SILICON VALLEY TURKEY TROT A TRADITION FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.  ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE TURKEY TROT GO TO THREE LOCAL CHARITIES: THE CHILDREN’S HEALTH INITIATIVE OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK AND THE HOUSING TRUST OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY. THE SILICON VALLEY TURKEY TROT, FOUNDED AND PRODUCED BY THE SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP FOUNDATION, HAS RAISED MORE THAN $2.2 MILLION SO FAR. CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF RACES AND COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES, INCLUDING TIMED AND NON-TIMED EVENTS, SUCH AS THE 5K RUN OR WALK AND 10K RUN. CATEGORIES INCLUDE THE FITIST FIRM, ACTIVE MILITARY AND VETERANS, POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS, CEO’S AND CELBRITIES AND THERE’S A KIDS FUN RUN AND  A COSTUME CONTEST, TOO.  CANNED FOOD DONATIONS WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE EVENT SITE. TO REGISTER GO TO SVTURKEYTROT.COM