9th Annual Hot Chocolate Run Held

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL BRAVE THE COLD THIS MORNING TO RAISE MONEY FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. LIVE IN NORTHAMPTON WITH DETAILS ON TODAY'S HOT CHOCOLATE RUN. HIGH CALIBER ATHLETE OR NOT, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL BE OUT IN NORTHAMPTON SUNDAY MORNING TO EITHER WALK OR RUN IN THE NINTH ANNUAL HOT CHOCOLATE RUN. MELT SLOWLY, BUT IT CERTAINLY ISN'T THE MOST IDEAL CONDITION FOR RUNNING. BUT THOUSANDS OF WESTERN MASS. RESIDENTS WILL RUN IN THE ANNUAL HOT CHOCOLATE RUN SUNDAY MORNING TO RAISE MONEY FOR SAFE PASSAGE. SAFE PASSGE IS THAT RUNS AN EMERGENCY CENTER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THEIR SHELTER HOUSES 35 WOMEN AND 55 CHILDREN, LEAST 2000 CALLS FOR HELP ON THEIR HOTLINE. IN 2011, HOT CHOCOLATE RUN RAISED $165,000 FOR THIS PROGRAM. MANY PEOPLE ESPECIALLY BECAUSE AT THE END OF YOUR RUN OR WALK, YOU'RE REWARDED WITH A CUP OF STEAMING HOT HOT CHOCOLATE. AND SOME PARTICIPANTS MAY BE GLAD TO HEAR THAT... FIRST, NO SNOW THIS MORNING. METEOROLOGIST NICK BANNIN SAYS WE'LL SEE SOME DRIZZLE HERE AROUND 9 A.M... A ONCE AGAIN, NO SNOW. WALKERS RUNNERS WILL RUN AT 10. ON 22NEWS AT 9 WE'LL BRING YOU LIVE REPORTS AS RUNNERS BEGIN THEIR RACE. YOU'LL ALSO HEAR FROM VOLUNTEERS AND RUNNERS. LIVE IN NORTHAMPTON YC 22NEWS.