October 10, 2026
8:30AM Kids Fun Run
9AM 5K Start - Rain or Shine
Venetian Shores Park
Lindenhurst, NY
To benefit The McGarry "Love in Action" Foundation
AMENITIES
After party at Sand City South from 10am to 12 Noon. $5 drafts for all participants and volunteers! Come hang out and celebrate with your friends and family!
Bagels, Water, Coffee, Snacks
LIVE / Text / Email Results
FREE Finish Line Photos
Personalized Bibs if registered 3 weeks in advance
Help Support a Great Cause. Here you can purchase some merchandise and support our growing foundation. Click here for Merchandise.
AWARDS
Top 1 M/F Overall
Top 3 M/F 5 year Age Groups M/F: 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
The McGarry “Love in Action” Foundation, Inc. was created in honor of my amazing parents, Kris, and Joe McGarry. They were foster parents in Nassau County for over thirty years, taking in countless foster children into their home. During that time, it became clear to them that the system was not preparing these foster children for success after they aged out of foster care. We seek to change that. We seek to raise awareness and funds to set up these young adults for a life that they can look forward to and where they can be successful in whatever endeavor they set out to do. Our foundation also seeks to provide financial support to families that are going through the hardship of dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Both of my parents passed away from cancer, and we experienced the time and the financial demands of such a diagnosis. We seek to ease such burdens so that families can spend quality time with their loved ones and take care of what’s important. My father was a former Marine and retired NYPD Officer, and he understood the importance of never leaving anyone behind as he provided a tremendous amount of support to his fellow police officers suffering from illnesses caused by their time at Ground Zero. It was his time at Ground Zero that would eventually take his life some 2 decades later. We would like to continue that work through our foundation.