Help the hungry and enjoy a soft Snoqualmie trail during the 1k/5k Run for Food, Saturday, Oct. 22.

The Mount Si Cross Country team and members of Boy Scout Troop 701 will participate and volunteer at the event that begins at Fisher Creek Park on Snoqualmie Ridge with a 7:30 a.m. registration, a kids 1k at 8:30 and a 5k beginning at 9 a.m.

The run was started by Spencer Ricks, a Mount Si sophomore and varsity runner on the cross country team who volunteered at the Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank. Each week, the Mount Si Food Bank provides food for more than 300 families; needs have increased significantly since this time last year.

Spencer had been looking for an Eagle Scout project. After talking with assistant director Krista Holmberg, the idea to create a run to help others was a natural, perfect fit.

Entry is free with a suggested donation of food.

To participate, contact sprex2@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208970279159583.