4th Annual Run for Dee Dee 5K
Event Information
Description
**Regretfully, the Run for Dee Dee 5K will be cancelled this year. In lieu of the coronavirus (COVID-19), we feel that cancellation is the responsible decision to ensure the safety of all participants. We want you to know that, as an alternative, we will transition this year’s race to a virtual race. A email was sent out to all who registered with our plans. We want to thank you for all the support, both from participants and our sponsors!**
RACE COURSE
The race will start at the Suggs Farm Park in Holly Springs, Runners will begin running around the open field before following the path to Bass Lake. Runners will run the entire distance around Bass Lake. There will be a water stop about halfway around the lake. Runners will continue running around the park and back up the trail to Suggs Farm for the Finish.
**The Run for Dee Dee 5K will be collecting old shoes to donate to those in need. If you have any extra shoes laying around that you would like to donate to someone who would use them please feel free to bring this to the 5K and we will find a good home for them.**
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
4/3/20
5:30 - 6:30 pm (Suggs Farm) - Registration and Packet Pickup
4/4/20
6:00 - 6:55 am - Registration and Packet Pickup
Race Start Time: 7:00 am
Raffle: 8:00 am
The Denise H. Moore Memorial Fund was created to carry on Denise’s legacy in education and her love for Girls on the Run. The fund supports excellence in education through supporting teachers who continue to strive to improve themselves in the field of education. Denise always believed in lifetime learning and positively impacting her students and those she worked with. Denise’s love and enjoyment of the Girls on the Run program will continue to be supported by donations raised through this fund.
To date, this fund has supported the following organizations;
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Girls on the Run of the Triangle
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Banks Road PTA
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Monetary Donations for the libraries of:
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Lincoln Heights Elementary School
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Barwell Road Elementary School
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East Garner Elementary School
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Banks Road Elementary School
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Herbert Akins Road Elementary School
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Fuquay Varina Middle School
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Holly Grove Middle School
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Willow Springs Elementary
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Fuquay Varina Elementary School
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Creech Road Elementary School
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Timber Drive Elementary School
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East Garner Magnet Middle School
Additionally, we have provided scholarships to 3 teachers who received their National Board Certifications!
A special Thanks! to our 2020 Sponsors!!