The University’s chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity will host the 13th annual Nick Tahou’s Garbage Plate Run on Saturday, April 23, hoping to bring awareness to the Mount Hope Family Center and its programs to combat child abuse.
The run starts at noon from the Academic Living Center on the River Campus and continues for about two miles to Nick Tahou Hots, 320 West Main Street, in downtown Rochester. All students, staff, and faculty members can participate.
Participants can register individually or form a relay team of up to three. The relay involves one member of each team running from campus to Nick Tahou’s, another eating a “garbage plate,” and the third running back to campus. Bikers and skateboarders can also compete.
The garbage plate is an iconic Tahou meal that features a combination of two meats (usually cheeseburgers or hot dogs), and two sides (home fries, French fries, baked beans or macaroni salad).
A two-person team involves one runner and one eater, and the one-person “team” is an “Iron Man,” who is expected to complete all the tasks.
Tickets for those who plan to compete in the run can be purchased at Hirst Lounge in Wilson Commons through Thursday, April 21. The price is $5 for one, $8 for two, and $10 for three.
The event is being organized by Tarek Yamout ’17 of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
All proceeds will go to the Mount Hope Family Center, University-affiliated organization that provides research, intervention, prevention, and training programs in the areas of child abuse, neglect, and trauma. The center provides services to more than 900 local at-risk children and families.
April is National Childhood Abuse Prevention Month.
