Edward Taylor Coombs Foundation Sets 2 Scholarships as 5K Goal

The Edward Taylor Coombs Foundation will hold its annual EC34 5K run and walk on May 19 at Hatboro-Horsham High School stadium, 899 Horsham Road in Horsham, Pa.

Day-of registration begins at 8 a.m., followed by a stretching clinic at 8:30 a.m. The race begins at 9 a.m.

Prizes will be awarded to top runners in each age group.

This 5K brings together all members of the community for a day of remembrance and a pledge to make responsible decisions. The race began in 2011 as a senior project for a pair of Hatboro-Horsham High School students. The Foundation has continued to offer the run each spring in tribute to class of 2010 Hatboro-Horsham High School graduate Edward Taylor Coombs, who was a rising sophomore at Marist College at the time of his death in 2011.

All race proceeds benefit the Edward Taylor Coombs Foundation (a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization and are given back to the community in the form of academic and leadership scholarships. This year, the Foundation hopes to award two EC34 5K scholarships instead of one.

Through its other fundraising efforts, the ETC Foundation, in 2017, distributed $60,000 in scholarships to 25 students. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded $360,000 in scholarships.

If you go

EC34 5K registration costs only $20 through April 30 and increases to $25 beginning on May 1. For more information or to register please visit ec345k.eventbrite.com. To learn more about the Edward Taylor Coombs Foundation visit http://etcfoundation34.org/.