The Second Annual Caroline Fund 5K Race is on September 12th

Gear up for the Second Annual Caroline Fund 5K Race on September 12th! Come out to run, walk or donate in memory of Caroline Vandemark of Caldwell and in support of brain and spine tumor research at the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center. Race registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. at St. Aloysius Church located at 219 Bloomfield Avenue in Caldwell, NJ. The race will start at 9:00 a.m. sharp near the intersection of Forest Avenue and Hatfield Street.

The Caroline Fund was established in 2013 in memory of Caroline Vandemark who lost her life at the young age of 22 to an aggressive form of brain cancer: glioblastoma multiforme. Caroline’s relentlessly positive attitude left such a lasting impact on her surgeon, neuro-oncologist, and nursing staff that they were inspired to name their research in her memory. Caroline’s tenacious group of family and friends were called upon by the Hackensack team to raise funds for this research and they took the ground running by establishing a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization called the Caroline Fund.

On August 9, 2015, the Caroline Fund team lost the life of Charlie Vandemark, 61, President of the Caroline Fund and beloved husband of Mary and father of Caroline and Eileen. The Caroline Fund team is eager to make this year’s 5K Race a huge success in honor of Charlie and all of the hard work and dedication that he put into making it happen.

The First Annual Caroline Fund 5K had a fabulous turnout with over 600 runners and walkers and 75 volunteers. After just the first year of establishment, the Caroline Fund was able to present a check of $45,000 to Hackensack for them to conduct their research. Help them reach their 2015 goal of $100,000!

Pre-registering for the race guarantees participants a race-day t-shirt and give-away bag. Refreshments will be provided free of charge to all supporters along with access to many family-friendly activities, including a photo booth station, face-painting station, healthy alternative snacks and sports drinks taste-testing station, music and other fun vendors.

To sign up for the race, please visit http://events.raceforum.com/events/8621.

To become a business sponsor for this year’s race, please visit http://www.carolinefund.org/#!sponsor/c1gs5. The sponsorship deadline for consideration for the race-day t-shirt and banner is Thursday, September 3rd.

This race is a USA Track & Field sanctioned race.

For more information, please visit www.carolinefund.org.