Glowsticks and running.

It's an unusual pairing, but one that will be in evidence at the "Glow Run" 5K run and walk at Honeybrook Golf Club, 1422 Cambridge Road, Honey Brook, on Saturday, Aug. 15.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Honey Brook Food Pantry. This year's event is the first of its kind since 2023; previous events benefited OneRunTogether, a now defunct nonprofit that financially and spiritually supported local cancer patients in need.

The race, which will start at 9 p.m., will have runners adorned in T-shirts with glow-in-the-dark logos, as well as glowstick necklaces and bracelets.

"It's a very cool visual effect when you see almost 200 people running together with glowsticks through the night," said Steve Elliker of Elliker Financial, principal sponsor of the event. "This is a beautiful venue at the golf club; beautiful rolling hills. It's quite a nice visual."

There is a nominal cost to sign up, which can be done at https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/HoneyBrook/ReadySetGLOWatHBGC. The signup price will increase after Saturday, July 25. That date is also the deadline to guarantee a T-shirt. Registration includes glowsticks and snacks on the night of the race.

On the day of the race, registration will be from 8 to 8:50 p.m. After the race starts at 9 p.m., the awards ceremony will be at 10 p.m. Awards will be given to the top three finishers in each age group (5 to 7, 8 to 10, 11 to 13, 14 to 16, 17 to 19, 20 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 60 to 69 and 70 and older). Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event.

The race will be timed by Ronin Race Timing.

"It's really a family, community-friendly event," Elliker said. "It's not normal to do that kind of breakout, but we're just trying to get more (awards) for everybody."

The run will follow the golf cart path on the course. There will be water at different checkpoints on the course. New for this year's event, Maggie Moo's ice cream truck will be at the event. Elliker also said there will be music, although he is not sure if it will be a live band or a DJ.

Also new for this year's event, a drawing for baskets will be contested. There will be 20 baskets, with themes like taco night, movie night and coffee lovers, as well as a game basket.

The last glow run drew 181 runners. The first glow run was held in 2021.

"It's always a really positive response from the attendees," Elliker said. "It was just missing a host. Now that we're able to bring it back and have the proceeds go to another good cause, we hope people come back out."

The event is also sponsored by the Bank of Bird-in-Hand, Honeybrook Golf Club, Blue Marsh Insurance, Doug Metcalfe, The Golf Zone Family Fun Center and the Wright Agency.

Event organizers are also still searching for sponsors. There are different sponsorship levels, with perks including a table at the event, logo placement on tees, and signage displayed alongside the course on the night of the event.

Businesses that are interested in sponsoring should visit http://www.honeybrookfoodpantry.org/glow-run-sponsors.