Special Kids Race Is This Saturday
The 8th Annual Special Kids Race will be held this Saturday, March 9, at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC). Special Kids is hosting a 15K, 10K, 5K and one mile family fun run.
The event welcomes all levels of participants and encourages the whole family to get involved. Race fees are $60 for the 15K, $55 for the 10K, $45 for the 5K and $25 for the one mile family fun run. A “Virtual Runner” option is also available for $30 if a participant would still like to be involved but cannot attend on the actual race day. Registration is currently available online through Friday, March 8, at specialkidsrace.org. Event day registration will be available on March 9 for an additional $5 late fee.
Jaden is this year’s Impact Special Kids partner for the 8th annual Special Kids Race. Jaden’s mom beams and her eyes fill with joyful tears as she recounts the past months, “Jaden is able to wheel himself up and down the hallway now… something he had never done before Special Kids.” He’s now working hard to start walking as well, “I know this next year is going to be his year to start walking. I just know it is.” To read Jaden’s full story, please visit specialkidsrace.org/fundraising.
For the eighth year, all race expenses are covered by sponsors, allowing funds from registration fees to directly benefit children with special needs at Special Kids.
The Special Kids Race is presented by its founding sponsor Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & Surgicenter with Diamond sponsor Backer-Springfield and Platinum sponsors Walker & Dunlop and TwelveStone Health Partners. Gold sponsors include Ascend Federal Credit Union, Ole South Properties, Nissan North America, Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Ascension, Fleet Feet Murfreesboro, Jimmy John’s, K-Love Radio, Project One Four a David Price Foundation and Hillard Lyons Shea & Dugger Wealth Advisors. Silver sponsors are Bushido School of Karate, A Step Ahead, Smoothie King, Little Guys Movers, Hooper Fence, MaxShred, The Morgan Family, Rock Solid Security, Zaxby’s, Wegmann Automotive and Tasty Table. Bronze sponsors include Wax Family Printing, MobilityWorks, TrustPoint Hospital, Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, Murfreesboro Pulse, WGNS Radio, Swanson Companies, Tam Clark DJ Service, Franklin Synergy Bank, VIP Murfreesboro, Wild About Smiles Pediatric Dentistry, Murfreesboro Post, Murfreesboro Surgical Specialists, Murfreesboro Magazine, Murfreesboro Voice, Murfreesboro Pure Milk, Dunkin’ Donuts, Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q, Kasai, Boys & Girls Club of Rutherford County and Once Upon a Child.
Special Kids is a Christian therapy and nursing center for children with special needs. The Murfreesboro-based ministry started with one child in 1998 and has grown to serve over 4,500 children from 19 counties in middle Tennessee. For more information on Special Kids, please visit specialkidstn.com or call 615-893-4892.
