May the Fourth Be With You 5k
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Past event
9:00 AM EDT
Valdosta, Georgia
$27.50 · 2 races
5km
Event summary
Get ready to lace up your running shoes for the exciting "May the Fourth Be With You 5K" event on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Valdosta, Lowndes! This fun-filled run/walk will take place on the scenic Lowndes High School campus, benefiting Amelia Ellinburg and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Participants can choose to conquer the 5K distance while dressed in their finest galactic or space-themed costumes, adding a touch of creativity and fun to the day. Registration opens at 8:00 AM, with the race starting at 9:00 AM.
Don't miss out on the chance to support a great cause while enjoying a vibrant community atmosphere! Register by April 15 to secure your official event t-shirt, and be sure to bring your A-game for a chance to win awards in various age categories as well as for the best costumes. Whether you’re running, walking, or cheering from the sidelines, this event promises to be an uplifting and joyful experience for everyone involved. Join us in making a difference and celebrating the strength of Amelia and her journey!
Don't miss out on the chance to support a great cause while enjoying a vibrant community atmosphere! Register by April 15 to secure your official event t-shirt, and be sure to bring your A-game for a chance to win awards in various age categories as well as for the best costumes. Whether you’re running, walking, or cheering from the sidelines, this event promises to be an uplifting and joyful experience for everyone involved. Join us in making a difference and celebrating the strength of Amelia and her journey!
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Organiser's description
LOWNDES HIGH SCHOOL SOURCES OF STRENGTH
PRESENTS
MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU 5K
RUN WITH AMELIA
MAY 4, 2024
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A FUN RUN/WALK THROUGH THE LOWNDES HIGH SCHOOL UNIVERSE BENEFITING AMELIA ELLINBURG AND CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA.
WEAR YOUR FINEST GALACTIC, SPACE-THEMED GEAR OR WHATEVER HELPS YOU MOVE AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT. COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED BUT NOT REQUIRED.
*PLEASE PARK IN THE STUDENT PARKING LOT
REGISTRATION/PACKET PICKUP-(WILL DEPEND ON ROUTE ON CAMPUS)
COURSE: LHS CAMPUS *REGISTER BY APRIL 15TH TO GUARANTEE A T-SHIRT.
DATE/EVENT TIME: SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024
8:00-8:45 AM REGISTRATION/PACKET PICKUP
9:00 AM 5K RUN
REGISTRATION AND ENTRY FEE:
BEFORE APRIL 15TH, 2024: $20
APRIL 16TH MAY 4TH: $25
REGISTER TO BE A EWOK/GHOST RUNNER AT WWW.RUNSIGNUP.COM IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND THE RACE. ARE YOU UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE BUT STILL WANT TO GIVE? DONATIONS ARE ALSO ACCEPTED THROUGH WWW.RUNSIGNUP.COM.
AWARDS: BEST TIMES IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE IN 12&U, 13-18, 19-59, 60 AND OVER, AND THE TOP THREE BEST COSTUMES.
REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.RUNSIGNUP.COM OR ON THE RACE DAY WITH THE FORM.
KINDLY SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS BY APRIL 29, 2024, EITHER THROUGH MAIL OR IN PERSON. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO LHS SOURCES OF STRENGTH. YOU CAN DELIVER OR MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION TO LHS AT 1606 NORMAN DR., C/O DANA HUTCHINSON, VALDOSTA, GA 31602.
TIMING AND RESULTS PROVIDED BY TODD SMOOT DBA A COURSE/LINE - COMPLETE RESULTS WILL BE POSTED ON RUNSIGNUP.COM AND OTHER SITES.
CONTACT INFORMATION: TEXT OR CALL 229-560-7920 OR EMAIL [email protected]
ONE MORNING IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, CHASE AND ELIZABETH ELLINBURG NOTICED A SMALL BUMP ABOVE THEIR 5-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTERS RIGHT EYELID. THEY CONSULTED WITH AMELIAS PEDIATRICIAN AND TWO EYE DOCTORS BEFORE BEING SENT TO CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. NOT EVEN A WEEK AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE BUMP, AMELIA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EMBRYONAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, A SOFT-TISSUE CANCER. BY EARLY DECEMBER, AMELIA BEGAN 22 WEEKS OF CHEMOTHERAPY AND 28 TREATMENTS OF TARGETED PROTON THERAPY. AFTER THESE TREATMENTS, AMELIA WAS DECLARED CANCER-FREE AND ENJOYED WATCHING HER HAIR GROW BACK AND HER FULL STRENGTH RETURN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2023, RIGHT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS THE YEAR BEFORE, NEW IMAGING SHOWED A SUBCENTIMETER MASS AT AMELIAS ORIGINAL TUMOR SITE. OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AMELIAS PARENTS NOTICED AN ALL-TOO-FAMILIAR BUMP GROWING ON HER EYELID IN THE SAME LOCATION AS BEFORE. A SURGICAL BIOPSY AND MRI SOON CONFIRMED THAT AMELIAS CANCER HAD RELAPSED, AND, JUST AS THE YEAR PRIOR, AMELIA BEGAN CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS THE WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
DESPITE THIS, AMELIA REMAINS STRONG AND HEALTHY IN ALL REGARDS, ESPECIALLY IN HER FAITH IN GOD. IN FACT, ON DECEMBER 10, 2023, WHEN FACED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HER CANCER RETURNING, AMELIA WROTE OUT HER OWN PERSONAL CONFESSION, WHICH SHE DECLARES DAILY: IF RHABDOMYOSARCOMA HAS RETURNED, I COMMAND IT TO LEAVE IN JESUS NAME. WHATEVER THE DEVIL IS PLANNING CANNOT WORK! THIS FAMILY STANDS ON THE PROMISE OF I PETER 2:24, WHICH SAYS, BY HIS STRIPES, YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED.
PRESENTS
MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU 5K
RUN WITH AMELIA
MAY 4, 2024
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A FUN RUN/WALK THROUGH THE LOWNDES HIGH SCHOOL UNIVERSE BENEFITING AMELIA ELLINBURG AND CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA.
WEAR YOUR FINEST GALACTIC, SPACE-THEMED GEAR OR WHATEVER HELPS YOU MOVE AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT. COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED BUT NOT REQUIRED.
*PLEASE PARK IN THE STUDENT PARKING LOT
REGISTRATION/PACKET PICKUP-(WILL DEPEND ON ROUTE ON CAMPUS)
COURSE: LHS CAMPUS *REGISTER BY APRIL 15TH TO GUARANTEE A T-SHIRT.
DATE/EVENT TIME: SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024
8:00-8:45 AM REGISTRATION/PACKET PICKUP
9:00 AM 5K RUN
REGISTRATION AND ENTRY FEE:
BEFORE APRIL 15TH, 2024: $20
APRIL 16TH MAY 4TH: $25
REGISTER TO BE A EWOK/GHOST RUNNER AT WWW.RUNSIGNUP.COM IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND THE RACE. ARE YOU UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE BUT STILL WANT TO GIVE? DONATIONS ARE ALSO ACCEPTED THROUGH WWW.RUNSIGNUP.COM.
AWARDS: BEST TIMES IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE IN 12&U, 13-18, 19-59, 60 AND OVER, AND THE TOP THREE BEST COSTUMES.
REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.RUNSIGNUP.COM OR ON THE RACE DAY WITH THE FORM.
KINDLY SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS BY APRIL 29, 2024, EITHER THROUGH MAIL OR IN PERSON. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO LHS SOURCES OF STRENGTH. YOU CAN DELIVER OR MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION TO LHS AT 1606 NORMAN DR., C/O DANA HUTCHINSON, VALDOSTA, GA 31602.
TIMING AND RESULTS PROVIDED BY TODD SMOOT DBA A COURSE/LINE - COMPLETE RESULTS WILL BE POSTED ON RUNSIGNUP.COM AND OTHER SITES.
CONTACT INFORMATION: TEXT OR CALL 229-560-7920 OR EMAIL [email protected]
ONE MORNING IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, CHASE AND ELIZABETH ELLINBURG NOTICED A SMALL BUMP ABOVE THEIR 5-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTERS RIGHT EYELID. THEY CONSULTED WITH AMELIAS PEDIATRICIAN AND TWO EYE DOCTORS BEFORE BEING SENT TO CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. NOT EVEN A WEEK AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE BUMP, AMELIA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EMBRYONAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, A SOFT-TISSUE CANCER. BY EARLY DECEMBER, AMELIA BEGAN 22 WEEKS OF CHEMOTHERAPY AND 28 TREATMENTS OF TARGETED PROTON THERAPY. AFTER THESE TREATMENTS, AMELIA WAS DECLARED CANCER-FREE AND ENJOYED WATCHING HER HAIR GROW BACK AND HER FULL STRENGTH RETURN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2023, RIGHT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS THE YEAR BEFORE, NEW IMAGING SHOWED A SUBCENTIMETER MASS AT AMELIAS ORIGINAL TUMOR SITE. OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AMELIAS PARENTS NOTICED AN ALL-TOO-FAMILIAR BUMP GROWING ON HER EYELID IN THE SAME LOCATION AS BEFORE. A SURGICAL BIOPSY AND MRI SOON CONFIRMED THAT AMELIAS CANCER HAD RELAPSED, AND, JUST AS THE YEAR PRIOR, AMELIA BEGAN CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS THE WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
DESPITE THIS, AMELIA REMAINS STRONG AND HEALTHY IN ALL REGARDS, ESPECIALLY IN HER FAITH IN GOD. IN FACT, ON DECEMBER 10, 2023, WHEN FACED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HER CANCER RETURNING, AMELIA WROTE OUT HER OWN PERSONAL CONFESSION, WHICH SHE DECLARES DAILY: IF RHABDOMYOSARCOMA HAS RETURNED, I COMMAND IT TO LEAVE IN JESUS NAME. WHATEVER THE DEVIL IS PLANNING CANNOT WORK! THIS FAMILY STANDS ON THE PROMISE OF I PETER 2:24, WHICH SAYS, BY HIS STRIPES, YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED.
Location
1606 Norman Drive, Valdosta, 31602, GA, United States
May the Fourth Be With You 5k
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