Woodforest - Woodforest Development's Monster Dash Sure to be a Howling Success

August 23, 2011

(Montgomery, TX – Aug. 24, 2011)
Woodforest has opened registration to unearth participants for its inaugural Monster Dash, an obstacle race through the community set for Oct. 22 that promises a frightfully good time. More than just a run, the event will require participants to tackle several obstacles to reach the finish line. Racers will have to brave a Zombie Dodge, a Monster Mud Bath, a Horrifying Hay Hurdle, the Creepy Crawl and Boooooot Camp, along with a few other tricky challenges along the route through Woodforest. Teams and costumes are encouraged. Adults, teens and little monsters as young as age 7 may compete.

Check-in begins at 8 a.m. with the race starting at 10 a.m. Post-race activities begin at 11 a.m. and include a pumpkin patch, arts and crafts, hair spray painting, airbrush tattoos, games and more. Awards will be given for most creative costume, best individual costume and best team costume. Event-goers also can register for door prizes.

The public can register for the race by visiting www.woodforesttx.com. The cost is $25 for adults and $12 for young racers age 12 and under.

Adding to the fun is the “Monster Dash Now and Later” Sweepstakes on Facebook. Opening one month prior to the event, the sweepstakes will award one lucky entrant a $100 iTunes gift card, which can be used to purchase Halfbrick’s popular Monster Dash game for mobile devices. People can enter the sweepstakes starting Sept. 22 by visiting Woodforest’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Woodforest.

“We are very excited and already have people gearing up for the race and thinking of workout regimens in hopes of ‘scaring off’ the competition,” said Melanie Rushé, Woodforest’s lifestyle director. “The race is going to be great fun and is helping a very worthy cause.”

Proceeds from the event benefit the Montgomery County Food Bank, which distributed 5.9 million pounds of food last year. The food bank fills approximately 30,000 requests for food per month, with 45 percent of the clientele living in The Woodlands/Spring/Magnolia region of the county. A $1 donation to the food bank translates into seven meals. In addition to registration fees, racers are encouraged to donate canned goods. Non-race participants are asked to bring a $5 donation or five non-perishable food items to pick a pumpkin and join in on the post-race fun. Most-needed items include canned meats, peanut butter, jelly, canned fruit and canned vegetables.

Woodforest Development and co-sponsor Keller Williams Realty-The Woodlands & Magnolia hope to collect 1,000 pounds of food and raise $5,000 for the food bank. “There could not be a more important time to commit to doing everything we can to fight against hunger as so many of us are still struggling in this recovering economy,” said Doris Golemon, executive director of the Montgomery County Food Bank. “One in four children in Texas does not know where his next meal may be coming from or when that meal will be. Each dollar we receive is equivalent to seven meals, so $5,000 would be worth 35,000 meals and 1,000 pounds of food could possibly feed 400 people. The Woodforest Monster Dash will greatly impact the hungry in our county and we are very appreciative!”

Keller Williams Realty has always been a company that gives back to the community and really makes community service a priority, said Sharon Bourdon, team leader of the Magnolia office for Keller Williams-The Woodlands & Magnolia. “We partnered with Woodforest during last year’s pumpkin patch and it was such a great fit that we wanted to work with them again. We chose the Montgomery County Food Bank because they have a broad reach that will benefit many local organizations.”

Several sponsorship levels still are available for the Monster Dash, including Spooktacular sponsors, $250; Boo-tiful sponsors, $150; R.I.P. (Really Important People), $100; and Sweet Treats, $50. Sponsors already on board are: Highland Homes, Ryland Homes and Top Gun Realty-Conroe, Ghostbuster level; Jeff Paul Custom Homes, Pierce Custom Homes, Lennar Homes, Perry Homes, Spooktacular sponsors; and Pierce Custom Homes, a goodie bag sponsor. My Fit Foods also is a major event sponsor.

For more information on the Monster Dash and sponsorship opportunities, please call the Welcome Lodge, 936.447.2800.

About Woodforest
Woodforest, a project of The Johnson Development Corp., is a 3,000-acre master-planned community surrounding Woodforest Golf Club, one of the top-ranked daily-fee golf courses in the Houston area. Planned is a broad array of housing choices and prices — single-family, patio, townhomes, condominiums and multi-family — targeted to lifestyle-oriented buyers. Woodforest is slated for more than 5,500 homes and a full complement of retail and commercial properties. Located north of downtown Houston, Woodforest is five miles north of The Woodlands and six miles south of Conroe. Convenient access just seven miles west of Interstate 45 is provided by Fish Creek Thoroughfare, the first new major north/south thoroughfare connecting Conroe in Montgomery County and Tomball in Harris County. For more information, visit www.woodforesttx.com or call 936.447.2800.

About The Johnson Development Corp.
The Johnson Development Corp. is an award-winning residential and commercial land development company involved in premier projects including master-planned communities such as Sienna Plantation, Fall Creek, Riverstone, Woodforest, Tuscan Lakes, Edgewater, Imperial Sugar and Silverlake in Houston, Texas, and Towne Lake, BridgeMill and Lake Arrowhead in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1975, known for innovative master planning and today one of the largest and most successful land developers in both Houston and Atlanta, The Johnson Development Corp. has cultivated a strong reputation for vibrant, responsible development, with impeccably designed communities. For more information, visit www.johnsondevelopment.com. About the Montgomery County Food BankThe mission of the Montgomery County Food Bank is to “Feed the Hungry of Montgomery County.” As the county’s largest hunger relief charity, the MCFB addresses hunger in all of its forms. Its 49 member agencies fulfill more than 30,000 food requests each month (including 40 percent children and 10 percent seniors). The MCFB survives on monetary and food donations, grants, and volunteers. It requires approximately 1,000 volunteer hours each month to sort, box, and weigh the food for delivery. In 2010, the MCFB distributed nearly 6 million pounds of food and grocery products. To learn how you can support the Montgomery County Food Bank and fight hunger in Montgomery County, call 936.539.6686, visit the website at www.montgomerycountyfoodbank.com or find us on Face Book at facebook.com/Montgomery-County-Food-Bank. Donations may be dropped off at the Food Bank, located at 111 South 2^nd Street in Conroe.

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