Maddie's Message Race to Secure 5K
- Date Sat 4th October 2025
- Time 8:15AM EDT
- Location Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Price $38.96
- Races 1 race
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Join us for the Maddie's Message Race to Secure 5K on Saturday, October 4th, 2025, in the beautiful Virginia Beach, Virginia. This family-friendly event takes place along the iconic Virginia Beach boardwalk, where you can enjoy the refreshing ocean breeze while making a meaningful impact. The 5K race is not just a run; it’s a powerful step toward saving lives by raising awareness about the dangers of furniture tip-over hazards and promoting child safety in homes everywhere.
By participating in this event, you're honoring the memory of Maddie, a vibrant young girl whose life was tragically lost due to an unsecured piece of furniture. The race aims to raise $50,000 to support critical safety initiatives, including public awareness campaigns and educational materials for parents and caregivers. Every step you take helps prevent tragedies and advocates for stronger safety standards. Join this movement to protect children, support safer homes, and make a difference in your community. Together, we can anchor change where it starts—at home. Run for Maddie, run for safety!
By participating in this event, you're honoring the memory of Maddie, a vibrant young girl whose life was tragically lost due to an unsecured piece of furniture. The race aims to raise $50,000 to support critical safety initiatives, including public awareness campaigns and educational materials for parents and caregivers. Every step you take helps prevent tragedies and advocates for stronger safety standards. Join this movement to protect children, support safer homes, and make a difference in your community. Together, we can anchor change where it starts—at home. Run for Maddie, run for safety!
Organiser's Description
Come join the Maddie's Message 5k - Race to Secure! This is a family friendly event, hosted on the famous Virginia Beach boardwalk. Enjoy the smell of the ocean air as you race for a great cause! Participating in the Maddies Message Race is more than just a runits a powerful step toward saving lives. This 5K event supports a mission that hits close to home: raising awareness about furniture tip-over hazards and promoting child safety in every household. Heres why your involvement matters:
* HONOR MADDIES LEGACY WITH ACTION: Maddies Message was founded in memory of a vibrant young girl whose life was tragically cut short due to an unsecured piece of furniture. This race carries her legacy forward by working to prevent similar tragedies through education and advocacy.
* SUPPORT CRITICAL SAFETY INITIATIVES: The race aims to raise $50,000 to fund life-saving effortspublic awareness campaigns, furniture anchor giveaways, and educational materials for parents, caregivers, and communities. Your steps directly support safer homes for children everywhere.
* HELP PREVENT TRAGEDIES BEFORE THEY HAPPEN: Every 30 minutes, a child is injured by a furniture tip-over incident. Many of these accidents are preventable with simple safety measures. By running this race, you help shine a light on an overlooked but urgent issue.
* BE A VOICE FOR CHANGE: The Maddies Message Race builds momentum for stronger safety standards and pushes for industry accountability. Your participation helps raise the volume of this critical conversation and ensures that furniture safety is treated as a top priority.
* JOIN A MOVEMENT THAT SAVES LIVES: Whether youre a parent, grandparent, caregiver, or advocate, this race is your chance to be part of a community dedicated to protecting children. Its more than a 5Kits a movement for safer homes and stronger families.
By running the Maddies Message 5K, youre not just supporting a good causeyoure taking meaningful steps toward a safer future for all children. Help us reach our $50,000 goal and anchor change where it starts: at home. Run for Maddie. Run for safety. Run to make a difference.
Maddie Message is an active advocate for furniture safety. Our goal is to reduce the more than 50,000 injuries that occur each year due to furniture tip over through education and distribution of furniture straps.
* HONOR MADDIES LEGACY WITH ACTION: Maddies Message was founded in memory of a vibrant young girl whose life was tragically cut short due to an unsecured piece of furniture. This race carries her legacy forward by working to prevent similar tragedies through education and advocacy.
* SUPPORT CRITICAL SAFETY INITIATIVES: The race aims to raise $50,000 to fund life-saving effortspublic awareness campaigns, furniture anchor giveaways, and educational materials for parents, caregivers, and communities. Your steps directly support safer homes for children everywhere.
* HELP PREVENT TRAGEDIES BEFORE THEY HAPPEN: Every 30 minutes, a child is injured by a furniture tip-over incident. Many of these accidents are preventable with simple safety measures. By running this race, you help shine a light on an overlooked but urgent issue.
* BE A VOICE FOR CHANGE: The Maddies Message Race builds momentum for stronger safety standards and pushes for industry accountability. Your participation helps raise the volume of this critical conversation and ensures that furniture safety is treated as a top priority.
* JOIN A MOVEMENT THAT SAVES LIVES: Whether youre a parent, grandparent, caregiver, or advocate, this race is your chance to be part of a community dedicated to protecting children. Its more than a 5Kits a movement for safer homes and stronger families.
By running the Maddies Message 5K, youre not just supporting a good causeyoure taking meaningful steps toward a safer future for all children. Help us reach our $50,000 goal and anchor change where it starts: at home. Run for Maddie. Run for safety. Run to make a difference.
Maddie Message is an active advocate for furniture safety. Our goal is to reduce the more than 50,000 injuries that occur each year due to furniture tip over through education and distribution of furniture straps.
Races
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Race to Secure 5K
Incl. $3.96 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 4th October 2025 (8:15AM EDT)
$38.96
Race is located at the 24th Street Park
Maddie's Message Race to Secure 5K
