HERO Walk & 5K Run
We look forward to having you and your teams join us for the 10th annual John R. Elliott HERO Walk & 5K Run on the Ocean City Boardwalk on Sunday, October 18, 2020. Please stay tuned for registration and sponsorship opportunities!
Thank you to the more than 300 participants who helped raise over $36,000 in the 9th annual John R. Elliott HERO Walk & 5K Run on the Ocean City Boardwalk on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Proceeds from the event benefit the HERO Campaign and our mission to prevent drunk driving by making the use of designated drivers be as automatic as wearing a seatbelt.
Click here to check out the 5K race results.
Click here to view the photo gallery.
HERO initiatives include school and college education programs, the HERO Pledge online designated driver registration, the HERO Safe Ride program in partnership with area bars and taverns, and police patrol cars wrapped with the Campaign’s reminder: Be a HERO. Be a Designated Driver.
The 5K run began at 9:30 a.m., followed with the walkers’ march at 11 a.m. Both started from the Ocean City Sports and Civic Center, located at 6th Street and the Boardwalk. Sponsors included AtlantiCare, Team Matt Uhl, ANA Towing, OceanFirst Bank, Iron Workers Local 399, Miss Night in Venice Pageant, Stockton University, Viking Yachts, Foster-Karney Foundation, Kindle Auto Plaza, Clear Channel Outdoor, Kramer Beverage, Tropicana Atlantic City, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, Car Toyz, James Duffy Family, Jane French, Sharon Grunow and Dallas & Di Krapf.
Thanks to our notable fundraisers and teams who proudly support the event:
Top Overall Fundraising Team: Team Matt Uhl – Team Captains Al Uhl and Ashleigh Boyce
Top Overall New Team: Mike Sot – Team Captain Patrick Moore
Top Overall Individual Fundraiser: Al Uhl – Team Matt Uhl
Top Overall Individual Fundraiser New Team: Patrick Moore – Team Mike Sot
Top Community Fundraising Team: Team Shelby G. – The Gribbin Family
Outstanding Individual Fundraiser: Jana Fabio – Team Mike Sot
Outstanding Memory Teams: Ry Dog – Kim Schleyer; Moretti Eagles – Kathy Moretti; Team Kevin – Bill Ade
Additionally, the HERO Campaign thanks its event grand marshals:
5K Run – Al Uhl of Team Matt Uhl, and Patrick and Leanne Healey of Viking Yachts
Walk – Patrick and Valerie Aiken of ANA Towing
The winning participants in the run were:
Male: Nicholas Ferzetti, age 16 – Time 0:17:47 – 05:44 min/mile
Female: Sofia Petrov, age 12 – Time 0:20:59 06:46 min/mile
We’ll see you at next year’s HERO Walk & 5K Run!!
Check out the 2018 photo album on Facebook>>
