Sims Vickers Memorial Let It Shine 5K
- Date Sat 1st November 2025
- Time 8:00AM EDT
- Location Columbus, Georgia
- Price $28.00
- Races 1 race
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Join us for the Sims Vickers Memorial Let It Shine 5K on Saturday, November 1, 2025, in the vibrant city of Columbus, Muscogee! This uplifting event celebrates the spirit of kindness and community while supporting a noble cause. The day kicks off at 8:00 AM with on-site registration and check-in, followed by an inspiring opening ceremony at 8:30 AM. Runners and walkers will hit the course at 9:00 AM, racing to make a difference in the lives of families in need.
This year's proceeds will benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown, which provides essential care for babies facing health complications. Your participation helps support both the NICU Fund and the NICU Bereavement Fund, ensuring that families receive the care and compassion they deserve during difficult times. Be a part of this meaningful event, spread the word, and let your efforts shine brightly for those who need it most!
This year's proceeds will benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown, which provides essential care for babies facing health complications. Your participation helps support both the NICU Fund and the NICU Bereavement Fund, ensuring that families receive the care and compassion they deserve during difficult times. Be a part of this meaningful event, spread the word, and let your efforts shine brightly for those who need it most!
Organiser's Description
RACE DAY SCHEDULE:
8:00 AM - On-Site Registration and Check-In Opens
8:30AM - Opening Ceremony
9:00AM - 5K START
10:00AM - General Awards Presentation
OUR WHY:
If there were ever a person who symbolized light, Sims Vickers was it. He was so kind, caring, outgoing, and fun. Sims life ended much too soon on March 27, 2022. After raising over $25,000 for local, caregiving non-profits the past two years, were ready to run the Let It Shine 5K again. This event is our attempt to continue spreading light with a world that needs it.
This year, our attention has turned to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown. It is the only NICU in our region a Level III, 46-bed NICU helping babies with health complications to have a fighting chance to thrive. Almost everyone has been touched by or known a family that needed the care a NICU, our local NICU, provides. It is our hope to grow the breadth of care they offer.
In our quest to support the NICU, we are specifically supporting the NICU Fund and the NICU Bereavement Fund of the Piedmont Foundation. The NICU fund, itself, provides for the needs of the babies, their families, and the staff while they are in the hospital. The NICU Bereavement Fund assists with end of life care for families who experience such a difficult end to their NICU journey.
Your donation will shine a light for real patients and their families, helping them through an incredibly difficult time in their lives. Thank you for joining us in this important work!
HELP SPREAD THE WORD: HTTPS://BIT.LY/LETITSHINE5K [https://bit.ly/letitshine5K]
8:00 AM - On-Site Registration and Check-In Opens
8:30AM - Opening Ceremony
9:00AM - 5K START
10:00AM - General Awards Presentation
OUR WHY:
If there were ever a person who symbolized light, Sims Vickers was it. He was so kind, caring, outgoing, and fun. Sims life ended much too soon on March 27, 2022. After raising over $25,000 for local, caregiving non-profits the past two years, were ready to run the Let It Shine 5K again. This event is our attempt to continue spreading light with a world that needs it.
This year, our attention has turned to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown. It is the only NICU in our region a Level III, 46-bed NICU helping babies with health complications to have a fighting chance to thrive. Almost everyone has been touched by or known a family that needed the care a NICU, our local NICU, provides. It is our hope to grow the breadth of care they offer.
In our quest to support the NICU, we are specifically supporting the NICU Fund and the NICU Bereavement Fund of the Piedmont Foundation. The NICU fund, itself, provides for the needs of the babies, their families, and the staff while they are in the hospital. The NICU Bereavement Fund assists with end of life care for families who experience such a difficult end to their NICU journey.
Your donation will shine a light for real patients and their families, helping them through an incredibly difficult time in their lives. Thank you for joining us in this important work!
HELP SPREAD THE WORD: HTTPS://BIT.LY/LETITSHINE5K [https://bit.ly/letitshine5K]
Races
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Let It Shine 5K Run/Walk
Incl. $3.00 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 1st November 2025 (8:00AM EDT)
$28.00
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Kinnett Stadium, 7579 Raider Way #1885, Columbus, 31909, GA, United States
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