Welcome

The 8th annual #GetNebby 5K ​in memory of Missy Barto
October 5, 2024
Moraine State Park, Lakeview Pavilion #4

Registration opens at 8am
Race begins at 9am.
Awards around 10:30am.

Race Flyer

Sponsor Letter

Runner/Walker Registration
Registration is $25 per participant
​(plus service fee). 

Participant Registration

Online Sponsorship Opportunities
To be added to the race shirt, we must have your sponsorship by September 22nd.

Online Sponsorship Form

Food Truck Vendors Needed
We’re looking for food truck vendors to join us! If you serve breakfast, coffee, or other morning treats, we’d love to have you be a part of this special event.

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Let’s make this event even more memorable together!

MISSY BARTO'S STORY:

​For those who have supported VOICe for any length of time, Missy (Melissa) Barto is a name you've likely heard.

This 26-year-old woman was a native of Butler in every sense. The 2009 graduate from Butler Area Senior High School worked as a store manager for Miller's Meats - a local landmark on Main Street - and was known as an avid Pittsburgh sports fan.

She was mother to a 6-year-old girl; she was a sister, daughter, and friend.

Before June 8, 2017, Missy was also alive.
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But that Thursday, she got in the car of someone she loved, someone she trusted. Her boyfriend, a 21-year-old from Lyndora, was waiting for her.

Her boyfriend, suspecting that his girlfriend was cheating on him, shot her three times. He then drove to a remote farm in Lawrence County and burned her body.

Here in Western Pennsylvania - a perfect blend of urban, rural, and affluent communities juxtaposed together; we may not expect to see stories like these erupting from our own backyards. However, reality shows that intimate partner violence occurs far more frequently than we may realize and in places we may not suspect.

But Missy Barto isn't a statistic, and as a community celebrating her life and impact, we realize that her legacy allows us to reach others with help and resources.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month is the perfect opportunity to share her story.  One of the primary ways we accomplish this is through the #GetNebby 5K, which we have co-hosted with the Barto family for the last seven years. #GetNebby 5K inspires its participants to become intrusively inquisitive and viciously wakened to the realities of domestic violence, particularly perpetrated at the hands of an intimate partner.

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