Race for Haiti's Children 5K Gears Up to Pound the Pavement

The First Presbyterian Church of Red Bank-Tower Hill, located at 255 Harding Road in Red Bank, NJ will hold its first annual Race for Haiti’s Children 5K on Saturday, April 2, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Why Haiti? The purpose of the race/walk is to raise funds and awareness for the children of Haiti who suffer the most due to the extremely poor conditions of the country.

"We are hoping to raise awareness of the plight of Haitian orphans, and support organizations that are working toward building a promising future in Haiti and giving hope to these children," the race's website asserts.

100 percent of the proceeds will go directly to the benefactors of the race. These chosen benefactors are working toward building a promising future in Haiti, and giving hope to the children.

Shocking statistics about the children of Haiti (courtesy of raceforhaitischildren.com):

• There are 450,000 orphans with 300,000 in some type of ‘service’ or  illicit trade
• Child mortality rates are eleven times that of the United States
•  The most common causes of child death are measles, malaria and diarrhea (all but eradicated in most of the world)

All participants are welcome to run or walk the course in support of the children. The race begins promptly at 9 a.m. and will start and finish on the campus of the church. The rest of the course will wind through the streets of Little Silver and Red Bank.

Please visit www.raceforhaitischildren.com to register. Pre-registration will also be held on the day of the race opening at 7:30a.m. Post-race food will be provided by Whole Foods and entertainment will be performed by The Wag.

Race organizers are also seeking interested parties in being a sponsor or making a donation to the cause. Many different opportunities exist to be involved in this exciting event. To date, current sponsors include Microsoft, Innovative Engineering, Urner Barry Print Services, Road Runner Sports, Whole Foods, Orlick Marin and Associates as well as many other gold, silver, and bronze level partners.

Further race details can be found at the Race for Haiti's Children website.