Katy's Courage to Host Fifth Annual 5K in Sag Harbor Village

A local non-profit, Katy’s Courage, announced they will be hosting their fifth annual 5K on Saturday, April 18 in Sag Harbor Village.

Registration and check-in will be from 7 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and the race will begin at 8:30 a.m.

Pre-registration costs $25 per person, and day-of costs $30 per person.

Participants can register online at http://KatysCourage.itsyourrace.com.

Runners will start at 21 West Water Street, head north and make a right onto Main Street, make a right onto Glover Street, run through the Redwood section of the course and finish back on Water Street.

Katy’s Courage is an organization created in honor of Katy Stewart, a 12-year old girl who lost her battle with cancer in December 2010 and is dedicated to education, pediatric cancer research and counseling support.

The proceeds from this year’s race will support Katy’s Kids at the Children’s Museum of the East End, a program that provides counseling opportunities for grieving children and their families, as well as, the Katy’s Courage Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan and scholarships for students in Sag Harbor and East Hampton schools.

Last year, over 1,200 participants from 4 to 89-years-old, ran, jogged or walked the entire course and over $50,000 was raised through participation, sponsorships and cash donations.

Proceeds benefitted high school scholarships awarded to local graduating students, a donation was made to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and monies were allocated in funding the creation of Katy’s Kids at the Children’s Museum of the East End.

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