Delaware KIDS Fund 5K raises $22,632
The Delaware KIDS Fund announces its Sixth Annual Delaware KIDS Fund 5K Run/Walk helped raise $22,632 for Delaware kids in need. There were 287 registered runners and walkers who participated in the annual event to help benefit the Delaware KIDS Fund on Aug. 1 in Newport. The amount raised is the largest amount collected in six years.
The Delaware KIDS Fund (Kids In Distressed Situations), established by Thomas J. Hanna of Harvey of Hanna and Associates Inc., is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing goods and services to children at risk and in distressed situations. The event was designed to help fight the ongoing hunger issue in Delaware impacting children under the age of 18. Proceeds from the event will be donated directly to various youth emergency food relief programs throughout Delaware.
“We continue to be amazed with the amount of support we receive from our sponsors, race participants, volunteers, event staff, fire police, police and all emergency responders for this event - it’s a great example of what can be accomplished when a community comes together for our local kids in need,” said Hanna.
The event continues to grow as one of the more popular 5Ks in the market. Corporate sponsorship dollars have increased 306 percent since the inaugural event in 2010, which had nine sponsors, to the 2015, which had 42 sponsors. Details for the seventh annual event will be announced in coming weeks including plans to create and expand to a second event which will be hosted in Dewey Beach.
