2025 I Love LK 5K and Lila's Mile: Run YOUR Race Virtually and share with us!

We regret to announce we will not have a race for 2025, but we encourage you to get out in the month of March with your favorite LK5k shirt on and run your race! Lila Kate's birthday is March 31st, and we always enjoyed celebrating her life during the first weekend of spring break. We hope you will continue to keep the ripple effects of her spirit and her love alive. You can sign up for free just to commit to the idea, and if you are so inclined, make a donation.

The I Love LK 5K was a fund raising event meant to memorialize precious Lila Kate McAlister. LK lived a remarkable 41/2 years, touching the hearts and lives of all people who met her. Born with Down Syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, and a heart defect, simple illnesses such as the common cold were a constant source of concern for her family. On January 9, 2015, Lila Kate left our lives to be in heaven. Raising funds for organizations such as Garland County Special Olympics and the Arkansas Down Syndrome Association in her memory is a top priority for her family, friends, and our community. Your participation in this event gives great comfort to Lila Kate's family, and it helps support many nonprofit organizations in our community. With your generosity, we have given over $300,000.00 to local non profits assisting special needs children and their families!

Since 2015, with your help, we have supported Sunshine Therapeutic Riding, While We Are Waiting, Special Olympics, I Can! of Arkansas, Arkansas Down Syndrome Association, Our Promise, CASA, OCC, The Call, Miracle League, Beacon of Hope, Cooper Anthony CAC, and Arkansas Hunters for the Hungry, and many more. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Stay tuned as we are hoping to announce a new and exciting chapter in our efforts to continue raising funds supporting special needs children and families in our community.