It’s time to run for all the food! Join us on Saturday, September 26 for the 13th annual bRUNch, 5K/10K For Kids Cancer event. Work up a sweat and get hungry with our 5K, 10K or Fun Run followed by Brunch with a selection of Charlotte’s tasty eats and drinks. Raffles and Kids Zone with games, bouncy houses, face painting and more will be back. Who wants to Run and Brunch with us and help make an impact on pediatric cancer?
A family favorite, the ISF 5K/10K & Fun Run for Kid’s Cancer event is a great way to spend your morning with friends and family while making an impact on kids fighting cancer! Our flagship event was started in honor of one girl’s fight and it inspires us to see our community rally behind us to make this day bigger every year. There will be a 5k and 10k course, along with a one-mile fun run.Run, walk, skip or dance your way through the finish line… we don’t care which you do, we just want you to join us! In addition to our running options, your kids can tire themselves out in the kid’s zone, you can munch on the the brunch yummies and browse through the selection of fun raffle items onsite.
The Isabella Santos Foundation (ISF) was founded in honor of Isabella who lost her battle against neuroblastoma in 2012. ISF works to improve rare pediatric cancer treatment options in an effort to improve the survival rate of kids with cancer. ISF has partnered with Levine Children’s Hospital to establish the Isabella Santos Foundation Rare and Solid Tumor Program. The program will oversee care for all solid tumors, rare tumors, MIBG therapy and all related clinical and scientific research at LCH.
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August. Ahhhh… I love August. There are so many things I love about this month. School is approaching, which means the Fortnite screaming will come to a screeching halt, AND I love being on a schedule and at home. It’s time. My kids thrive on a schedule and we are all better people with bedtimes and alarms. Also, vacations are coming to a close, which is a good thing for us here at ISF. We try to stay motivated all year long, but emails we send tend to sit in an inbox during the months of June and July and usually around mid-August, and then begin to get returned to us much faster and the response time shortens. We love that. ☺
Erin, Isabella & Grant at ISF 5K for Kids Cancer, 2011
For those of you who have been with us for a while now, you know our fall is the shizzle. We do everything we can to make our flagship event bigger and better each year … with intention. I personally love the our 5K/10K race more than any event we do because it is where it all started, which was with Isabella. I remember how excited she was as the event was approaching. In Isabella style, she would always seem to relapse in August, which meant year after year, our volunteers, friends and loved ones would step up and put on an event to remember for her. Some years she could run it with hair that could barely be pulled back into pig tails and some years she was pulled in a red wagon, chubby from the steroids of a recent brain relapse. What I loved year after year was seeing the people who made this foundation what it is today. I know everyone gets busy and it’s hard to stay involved with us year-round. But the race was different. People put it on their calendars, they brought new people each year who would say, “Holy crap? This isn’t a race… this is festival!” and then those people would come every year after. I also love seeing the new people who didn’t know her or me and are just blown away by what we do. It all just gives me goose bumps to know it’s coming up… and it’s coming soon.
So, what can you expect this year? Look, I’m not just going to say it’s amazing because I’m the Executive Director. But it’s going to be amazing. What you will see this year is an added component that we should have done YEARS AGO! BRUNCH. And we are not talking about eggs and bacon. We are talking about a no joke kind of brunch. We have teamed up with Firebirds, Tito’s Vodka and Noda Brewing Company to give you a brunch like you have never seen. We are excited to share more Brunch menu items in the coming weeks, but here’s just a sample of what your taste buds may experience…
Chicken and Waffle Sandwiches with honey hot sauce
Smoked Pork and scrambled egg tacos with jack cheese and avocado pico
Beignets
Shrimp and Grits with Tasso Gravy
Muffuletta Sandwiches
Fried Green Tomatoes with Country ham, Goat Cheese & Pepper Jelly
Biscuit Avocado Toast with a Poached Egg
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuit
Kid’s Pancake & Doughnut Stations
Chicken and Waffle Sandwiches with honey hot sauce
Not to mention, a whole host of brunch drinks provided by Tito’s and Noda Brewing. Bloody Mary’s anyone?
So, for those of you who kick out the 5k/10k and try to fill your belly with Chick-Fil-A like you have in years past, you can still do that. and much more. Now, you have the opportunity to REALLY FILL THAT BELLY, and for those of you who don’t want to walk or run, you can just buy the brunch and chill, while your kids play in the Kids Zone and you bid on auction items. Yeah, it’s going to be the shizzle as we say. But you will need a brunch wristband, so you betta get one.
Be warned. Tickets for the brunch are going to be more expensive on the day of, so don’t let the smells of the morning be the trigger. Get on it now. Register for the race, buy the brunch. Be there. This is going to be our best one yet. Thank you to our title sponsor Red Ventures and BRUNCH sponsors who are helping us make this year epic. Go to 5kforkidscancer.com for all the details.
And of course, none of this can happen without your support, so reach out to us! Volunteer, help with the auction, buy something for us on #WishWednesday, create a team of runners, fundraise on our behalf, spread the word, bring your whole neighborhood, sponsor the race. Just do something. My team of women are working to the bone to blow you all away and sometimes just a little help from your friends goes a long way and motivates us even more.
We can’t wait to see you all on September 28th. You’ll find me in the brunch zone with a drink in hand – I mean… it all goes to charity, right?
Same race, added yumminess. Join us on Saturday, September 28 for the 12th annual 5K/10K For Kids Cancer event presented by Red Ventures. Work up a sweat and get hungry with our 5K, 10K or Fun Run followed by a NEW Brunch option with a selection of Charlotte’s tasty eats and drinks. Register before July 1 to receive the brunch experience FREE. Raffles and Kids Zone with games, bouncy houses, face painting and more will be back. Who wants to Run and Brunch with us and help make an impact on pediatric cancer?
A family favorite, the ISF 5K/10K & Fun Run for Kid’s Cancer event presented by Red Ventures is a great way to spend your morning with friends and family while making an impact on kids fighting cancer! Our flagship event was started in honor of one girl’s fight and it inspires us to see our community rally behind us to make this day bigger every year. There will be a 5k and 10k course, along with a one-mile fun run.Run, walk, skip or dance your way through the finish line… we don’t care which you do, we just want you to join us! In addition to our running options, your kids can tire themselves out in the kid’s zone, you can munch on the NEWLY ADDED BRUNCH yummies (Firebirds Wood Fired Grill + Tito’s Vodka + NoDa Brewing– definitely yum!) and browse through the selection of fun raffle items onsite.Register today and encourage your friends, families, and co-workers to do the same!
The Isabella Santos Foundation (ISF) was founded in honor of Isabella who lost her battle against neuroblastoma in 2012. ISF works to improve rare pediatric cancer treatment options in an effort to improve the survival rate of kids with cancer. ISF has partnered with Levine Children’s Hospital to establish the Isabella Santos Foundation Rare and Solid Tumor Program. The program will oversee care for all solid tumors, rare tumors, MIBG therapy and all related clinical and scientific research at LCH.
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*What’s Happening, Charlotte? – with Grant Santos* is a YouTube show in conjunction with the Isabella Santos Foundation (ISF), featuring a wide range of guests. Guests include patients to families of patients to volunteers or members of charitable organizations, all have ONE thing in common: they are showing cancer who’s boss! Hosted by 11-year-old Grant Santos, whose sister passed away from neuroblastoma at the age of 7, the show aims to help promote the ISF 5K/10K & Fun Run for Kids Cancer on Saturday, September 29th, 2018. Have you registered for this family fun event? Help Grant honor his sister’s life by bringing the community together to raise funds and awareness to make a difference in lives affected by cancer! 5kforkidscancer.com
The other day we were asked by a child if they raised money for ISF – could they get something fun in exchange? A contest of sorts.. but not really. It’s never a contest when we are fighting for a cure… BUT we are all about kids having some fun with it, so why not. We started brainstorming and kids love our raffle at the 5K/10K FOR KIDS CANCER and why shouldn’t they? Its AMAZING!
In honor of our 10th year anniversary of the race, we are bringing it all back to the spirit of Isabella. Isabella was out there pounding the streets, hosting lemonade stands, asking friends and family for money… not for her, but her friends who were fighting cancer. ISF was never about HER in her mind because she just wanted to do something to help others in need.
And just because they are young, doesn’t mean they can’t make a difference! Lemonade stands, bake sales… get those creative ideas rolling!
