We are excited to announce the return of the Young Heroes 5K Run and Walk on October 23, 2022! 

Event Details
Date:  Sunday, October 23, 2022
Start Location:  Lot 5A at Nemours Children’s Hospital, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19803

5K Run and Walk Registration starts - 7:00 a.m.
5K Run starts - 8:00 a.m.
1.5 Mile Walk starts - 8:15 a.m.
Hero Salute Parade starts - Approximately 9:30 a.m. (after all participants complete the race course)

Registration
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Day of the Event - $30 per person

The event will take place on the grounds of the Nemours Estate in Wilmington, Delaware, with registration starting at 7:00 a.m. and the run-walk starting at 8:00 a.m.

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. At Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (NCCBD), our heroes are the kids that face cancer, sickle cell disease, hemophilia and other blood disorders every day.

The 2022 Young Heroes 5K Run and Walk will raise funds for research and patient services in the NCCBD at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware. In addition to the race, the morning will be filled with a family fun activities, entertainment and food!

This event also will celebrate the NCCBD’s 30th anniversary. One of the largest pediatric cancer centers in the country, the NCCBD offers patient- and family-centered pediatric oncology and hematology care, including the full range of clinical and support services alongside internationally recognized research programs.

Our widely renowned center enrolls more children into National Cancer Institute trials than nearly any other pediatric hospital in the United States. NCCBD specialists work together to care for kids with sarcomas, neuroblastomas, blood cancers and blood diseases such as sickle cell. In fact, we are the country’s only National Institutes of Health Center of Biomedical Research Excellence for sickle cell disease research.

Whether you run or walk, you will help children like our 2022 Young Heroes Ambassadors — Caleb, David, Alaijah and others — and benefit countless kids with cancer and blood disorders.

You can join us as an individual or participate on a team. All participants who register by September 30th will receive a commemorative race T-shirt, and we will offer fundraising incentives along the way. 

 

Please refrain from saying, wearing or displaying signs, symbols or language that may be offensive to others present at the event. Nemours Children’s reserves the right to request that individuals or groups remove items from view that are offensive and to deny participation in the event to those groups or individuals who do not comply.

 

 


 

We ❤ Our Supporters!

  • Joann Caswell October 2022 $50.00
  • Anonymous October 2022 $1.00
  • Kevin Lokay October 2022 $30.00
  • Danielle Halstrom October 2022 $30.00
  • Zuleyka Martinez October 2022 $30.00
  • Phillip Callahan October 2022 $30.00
  • Greg O'Neil October 2022 $30.00
  • Hannah Thomas October 2022 $30.00
  • Megan McLaughlin October 2022 $30.00
  • Bea Vinton October 2022 $90.00
  • Tobias Hall October 2022 $30.00
  • Dom Mezzatest October 2022 $30.00
  • Hayes Family October 2022 $5,000.00
  • Markie's Miracle Network September 2022 $5,000.00
  • Anonymous Stay Strong! October 2022 $1,500.00
  • Kirk Dolaway October 2022 $1,000.00
  • Philly Shipyard, Inc. You are stronger than any Shipbuilder here in our yard! You keep up the fight and live strong! Philly Shipyard Strong! October 2022 $1,000.00
  • Matt McHugh Jake’s Dragon Foundation is proud to support the activity/kits for the Heroes Run! September 2022 $750.00
  • Little Hero Foundation October 2022 $500.00
  • Walter & Elizabeth Geffert Celebrating Allison’s healing October 2022 $500.00
  • Angela Patchell October 2022 $500.00
  • EILEEN GOVERTS October 2022 $500.00
  • Claire Burwell October 2022 $400.00
  • Miller Eye Care October 2022 $300.00

$52,179.00

achieved

$75,000.00

goal

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Hero Boards!

Hero Boards are a special feature of our event. We will line the race route with pictures of our heroes to honor and remember children affected by cancer, sickle cell and other blood disorders. If you are interested, please submit the following:

  • One large high-resolution picture of your child (landscape orientation) in JPEG or PNG format
  • A completed photo release form  
  • The first name of your hero

Please also specify if your image is "in honor of" or "in memory of" your hero.

Email your Hero Board materials and information to keiona.garnett@nemours.org by October 10, 2022. There is no fee to submit a photo.

Disclosures

Contributions to the Nemours Foundation (EIN 59-0634433) are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the Internal Revenue Service and are limited to the amount given in excess of the fair market value of goods and services received. Please consult your tax advisor.

Financial and other information about the Nemours Foundation’s purpose, programs and activities can be obtained by writing us at Nemours Children’s Health Alliance, Shands House, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19803, calling toll-free at 888.494.5251, or emailing giving@nemours.org. A list of states that require charitable solicitation disclosure statements can be found here.

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