April walk/run roundup
Kidney Foundation Birmingham Walk-a-Thon
April 5, Samford University Track and Soccer Stadium
The Alabama Kidney Foundation’s Birmingham Walk-a-Thon is taking place on April 5 at the Samford University Track and Soccer Stadium. The event will include music, children’s activities, inflatables, food and prizes for best T-shirt and highest fundraiser.
Adults must raise a minimum of $30 to participate in the event, which will include breakfast, lunch and snacks. Children and kidney disease patients can attend for free. Participants can choose to walk one lap or 5 miles either as an individual or as part of a team.
Participants are encouraged to wear green to support kidney disease awareness or create team T-shirts.
This year’s fundraising goal is $190,000. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on April 5, and the Walk-a-Thon begins at 9:30 a.m. To register online, go to akfbirminghamwalk.kintera.org. For more information, contact Paige Connell at paige@alkidney.org or call 996-5777.
Walk MS: Birmingham
April 5, Homewood Central Park
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society hosts the annual Walk MS to raise funds for multiple sclerosis research, advocacy, education and patient support. The funds raised at the Birmingham walk will help more than 6,000 people living with MS in Alabama and Mississippi.
There is no registration fee, but everyone who raises more than $100 will receive a Walk MS T-shirt. This year’s fundraising goal is $235,000.
The event will include live entertainment, food and a wellness fair, rain or shine. Participants will have the option to walk 1-, 2- or 3-mile routes.
Registration and check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m., the opening ceremony will be held at 9:15 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:30 a.m. Funds raised can be turned in the day of the walk or by mail to the chapter office at 801 Shades Creek Parkway, Suite 100B. For more information, contact Andrew Bell at andrew.bell@nmss.org or call 879-8546 or 1-800-344-4867.
Iron Warriors Rave Run
April 12, Homewood High School
This is the second annual running event benefiting the Aerospace Booster Club. This year’s Iron Warrior Run is rave-themed. The entry fee is $25, and each participant will receive glow bracelets, a T-shirt and a gift bag with coupons. Registration begins at 7:30 p.m., and the race starts at 8 p.m.
The event will benefit the Samford University Aerospace Booster Club and the Lakeshore Foundation. The obstacles will not be mandatory.
Register at active.com or contact the Samford ROTC Detachment at det.012@maxwell.af.mil.
Relay for Life
April 25, Homewood Central Park
The annual Relay for Life fundraiser will be held on April 26 at Homewood Central Park from 4 p.m.-midnight.
Participating teams of 10 to 25 people raise money for cancer research and support programs, and team members take turns running or walking laps during the relay. There will also be activities throughout the night to honor cancer survivors and caregivers and remember those who lost the fight. This includes the Survivors’ Lap and the Luminaria Ceremony, in which candles are lit in memory of past cancer patients and support for those who currently have cancer.
The registration fee is $10, and participants who raise more than $100 will receive a Relay for Life t-shirt. Sign up at relayforlife.org/homewoodal to create or join a team, walk as an individual or participate in the Survivors’ Lap.