{"id":49431,"date":"2025-12-01T22:45:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/49431\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T22:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:45:25","slug":"miracle-on-erie-street-in-downtown-willoughby-is-not-just-a-5k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/49431\/","title":{"rendered":"Miracle on Erie Street in Downtown Willoughby is not just a 5K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The festive spirit will soon take over Downtown Willoughby as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eriestreetmiracles.com\/moes5k\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miracle on Erie\u00a0Street 5K Run\/Walk<\/a> makes its return this year.<\/p>\n<p>Organized by the Erie Street Miracles, a Willoughby-based nonprofit charitable organization, the 5K is slated for Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. and will feature a Miracle Mile, a 1-mile walk, which is new this year.<\/p>\n<p>According to John Tomaselli, president of the Erie Street Miracles, the organization provides much needed hope during the holiday season. The goal is simple: to restore faith in\u00a0Christmas miracles one family at a time by providing\u00a0Christmas mornings to neighbors in need, including those uprooted by domestic violence,\u00a0recovering from substance abuse, burdened by illness, or simply in need of some holiday cheer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past years, this heartfelt mission has touched the lives of close to 300 families through\u00a0partnerships with organizations like Forbes House, Willoughby\u2019s McKinley Outreach Center,\u00a0Hannah\u2019s Home (Mentor), Project Hope for the Homeless, Friends of Recovery NEO,\u00a0Lake\/Geauga Recovery Centers and among others,\u201d Tomaselli said. \u201cEach year, their reach expands as they\u00a0collaborate with new local partners, all made possible through the proceeds from the 5K and\u00a0Miracle Mile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"The Miracle on Erie Street 5K event will take place on Dec. 6 this year. (John Tomaselli)\" width=\"428\" height=\"309\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TNH-L-5KPREVIEW-1122-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1889150\" \/>The Miracle on Erie Street 5K event will take place on Dec. 6 this year. (John Tomaselli)<\/p>\n<p>As part of the event, the race route will wind through some of Willoughby\u2019s oldest neighborhoods, offering a mostly flat terrain suitable for participants of all fitness levels. To make the day even more festive, each runner\/walker will\u00a0receive two drink tickets to enjoy celebratory drinks in most of Downtown Willoughby\u2019s bars and restaurants after the race.<\/p>\n<p>The Miracle on Erie Street 5K has a rich history, Tomaselli said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year, 350 participants ran, walked and\u00a0smiled their way through the streets of Willoughby,\u201d he said. \u201cBring the whole family for photos with Santa,\u00a0Festive Runner Awards, warming hot cocoa and more surprises. Stick around afterwards and\u00a0explore Willoughby shops, the annual Winter Market and special Willoughby-Eastlake Library holiday\u00a0programming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Registration for The Miracle on Erie Street 5K is now open. To register or donate to support the\u00a0Erie Street Miracles mission, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eriestreetmiracles.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">eriestreetmiracles.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRunners and walkers alike are\u00a0encouraged to participate and help change lives,\u201d Tomaselli said. \u201cIt spreads holiday cheer and restores the\u00a0magic of Christmas to those who need it most. It\u2019s not just a 5K. It\u2019s a miracle on Erie Street.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The festive spirit will soon take over Downtown Willoughby as the Miracle on Erie\u00a0Street 5K Run\/Walk makes its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49432,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[22224,28499,28496,136,138,137,28497,1957,28498,28495,28494],"class_list":["post-49431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-5k","tag-christmas-miracles","tag-downtown-willoughby","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-erie-street-miracles","tag-families","tag-john-tomasell","tag-miracle-on-erie-street","tag-miracle-on-erie-street-5k-run-walk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}