WHAT A DAY!!!

Gorgeous weather, friends – new and old, beautiful Nottingham Park, new run course (ok the hill are still there)!

Each year, this little run of ours that is so special continues to grow.  Not only in the number of people who attend, but it gets better.  For 7 years now, we see runners traveling from NJ to support this race.  There are hugs and genuine smiles.  We watch the kiddoes who would run in the fun run, now are running in the 5K.  This year our award age brackets went from under 12 to 80+.  At 88 Celeste Z. ran the 5K.  14 year old Chase Verbanas won race at under 20 minutes!  Families came out to walk the 1 Mile or cheer on Mom or Dad.  But as every person crossed the finish line – there were cheers!  Rival middle schoolers who battled to the finish line shook hands.  This is what it is all about!  Jerome would be so proud!!  

 

So mark your calendar for next year – third Saturday in August and someone please cue up the weather gods – today was GREAT!! 

Who is our Everyday Hero?  That would be Jerome Rodio.  This run is inspired and dedicated to the memory of Jerome.  He moved to Oxford after serving in the Navy and a career as a Philadelphia police officer.  He opened a business along Third Street and immediately began volunteering in the Oxford community.  At the time of his death in 2016, he was President of the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce and fully immersed in many volunteering efforts in our community.  Although Jerome came to Oxford later in his life, his impact was felt immediately.  He made our community a better place to live, work and play!  Proceeds from the run, benefit the Oxford Veterans Breakfast and Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce.  

Thank you to our Sponsors!

2023 PHOTOS

Stories from the Course

I know, with certainty, that Dad would get a kick out of such an outpouring of love. Not just the runners showing up as they always do, but Oxford coming out to support as well. And he'd think it was pretty neat to be running the trails that he had taken us exploring...

Roar Up The River 2022

EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 18, 2022, DUE TO WEATHER Roar Up the River Join us as we roar up the Susquehanna River to benefit: Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors and the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce. September 11, 2022 Registration: September 11 7:30 am—10:00 am at...

Roar Up the River 2022 Thank You

  Thank you for registering for the Roar up the River Motorcycle Ride Make sure you join us for the After Ride Rally party at the Nottingham Inn following the ride. Proceeds from the ride benefit Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors and the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce. ...

Covered Bridge Ride 2023

4th Annual Covered Bridge Ride Benefits the American Cancer Society and the OACC   6 Covered Bridges - new course! Details: May 21, 2023 Raindate June 4 Travel the most gorgeous countryside in SE Pennsylvania.  Hear the boards rumble as you pass through 6...

Covered Bridge Ride 2023 Thank You

Thank you for registering for the 4th Annual Covered Bridge Ride We're looking forward to traveling the countryside and visiting several of the areas historic covered bridges.  Make sure you join us for the After Ride Rally party (details to come) Proceeds from the...

Memorial Day Ceremony 21

Click on the image above to view this year's Oxford Memorial Day Ceremony.We are proud to be part of the Oxford Memorial Day committee.  The decision was made in March 2021 to hold the 2021 Oxford Memorial Day Ceremony virtually again this year due to COVID-19...

Community Cash Mob

Let's show some love for our local businesses with the 1st Community CA$H Mob!!   What's a Cash Mob? Think Flash Mob but with cash. Gather up your family, friends, book club, neighborhood, class or come solo. Spend $20 at a local business on Saturday April 10 and...

Restaurant Bingo

Do you love Otown's Favorite Flavors? If so, visit as many as you can.  Make a game of it - 5 in a row, or complete the whole card. You mark your own card! Post your card to the Chamber's Facebook Restaurant Bingo Event Page with the #OtownsFavoriteFlavors.  You might...

Scholarship

The Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce supports the Early College Academy, a partnership between Oxford Area High School and Cecil College as well as two individual scholarships to Oxford Area High School seniors. THE 2023 OACC Scholarship Application has closed! ...

Covered Bridge Ride

Update: We have postponed the Covered Bridge Ride until the raindate of April 18th.  With the possibility of thunderstorms, the safety of our riders is our top priority.   Thank you for understanding! -John McGlothlin, owner Octoraro Hotel and Tavern and Nottingham...