What a morning! On Saturday, August 8th, our community came together for our Annual 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run. Despite heavy overnight rain and a foggy start to the morning, the sun broke through right in time for our 8:30 AM 5K kick-off and 8:35 AM walk.
Thanks to our amazing participants, volunteers, and supporters, we are thrilled to share that we raised close to $7,000! Every dollar raised goes directly toward supporting our mission and making a lasting difference.
💙 Honoring Our H2bH Families & Cherished Memories
A deeply meaningful highlight of this year’s 5K was welcoming so many of our wonderful Happy 2 be Home families to celebrate and run together. We were moved to see Pam—grandmother to our beloved late H2bH child, Candace, who passed away in November 2024—cheering on Candace’s sister, Aubrey, as she ran in the race as her younger brother cheered her on.
We were also honored to have Garrett C.—affectionately known as “Garrett the Grand”—join the course with his mother, Nancy, and brother, Palmer, in his specialized adaptive running chair.
The crowd was deeply touched by Maryanne Bayoumi, who took the stage to share her son Kareem’s story and speak about the life-changing support Happy 2 be Home provided their family. Maryanne reminded us all of the vital mission ahead, as we currently have five local families awaiting funding for essential home accessibility projects. Seeing our community, families, and memories come together truly captured the heart of why we run!
🎶 Good Tunes & Great Energy
A huge shoutout to Dale McCauley from Hometown Magazine, who served as our MC once again! Dale kept the energy high all morning, providing fantastic music, keeping everyone updated with announcements, and cheering on participants as they crossed the finish line.
📊 By the Numbers: Event Turnout
We had an incredible turnout this year! Between our pre-registered participants and morning walk-ins, nearly 100 people came out to run or walk.
Here is the pre-registered participant breakdown:
- 5K Runners: 40
- 5K Walkers: 18
- 1-Mile Run / Walkers: 18
- Dog-Walking Team: 5 dedicated pup-and-walker pairs
Official Race Results:
Looking for your official chip time? You can view and download the full timed runner results provided by Pretzel City Sports. Click here for the full results.
Overall winners!
Congratulations to Adam Borisow, 23, who had a 5K time of 22:15 and took the male first place overall medal.
Congratulations to Maura McMahon, 35, who had a 5K time of 22:18 and took the female first place overall medal.
🏆 Thank You to Our 2026 Race Sponsors!
An event of this scale simply isn’t possible without the generous support of our corporate, organizational, and individual partners. We want to give a massive thank you to all of our official race sponsors for stepping up to make this day a success:
💎 Platinum Sponsors
- New Ridge Fellowship
- New Hanover Chiropractic
🥇 Gold Sponsors
- Carol Savino, Realty One Group Restore
- Endeavor Business Brokers
🥈 Silver Sponsors
- Cosaint Insurance Advisors Inc
- Avanti Plumbing and Drains
- NGS Productions
- Gerhart, Hartman, & Ritner, Ltd. Insurance
- Donegal Insurance Group
🎗️ Supporters
- Hello Garage Of Philadelphia
- OWM Law
- United Way Boyertown Area
- Stable 12 Brewing Company
- Dairy Queen Gilbertsville-Pottstown
- Corefit Royersford
- Delos Inc
- Zephz
- Brian Coar
❤️ Sponsor a Runner Spotlight
We are also deeply grateful to everyone who stepped up to support our Sponsor a Runner program! A huge shoutout goes to Joan Palubinsky, who has amazingly led the pack and raised the most money—$540—every single year since we launched this program!
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all of our generous individual supporters:
- Silver Lining Patrons: Barry & Susan, Mary, Kim, and Kelley
- Shining Star Sponsors: Randy, Emily & Michael, Brian & Pam, and Jeanette — with a special shoutout to Jeanette for sponsoring our oldest female walker, 77-year-old Carol!
- Sunshine Supporters: Margaret, Gloria, Gary, and Joseph
Your incredible kindness directly supports our mission at Happy 2 Be Home!
🙏 Volunteers & Community
In addition to our sponsors, thank you to:
- Our Volunteers: From early-morning setup to guiding runners along the route and handing out water, thank you for your time and energy.
- Our Participants: Whether you ran, walked, cheered from the sidelines, or brought your four-legged friends along, thank you for showing up for our cause!
📸 Photo Gallery
Check out some of the best moments from this year’s event! Special thanks to Michael Taylor who contributed pictures from our event.
📅 Save the Date for Next Year!
Didn’t make it this year, or ready to beat your personal record? Keep an eye on our website and social media channels for next year’s event date registration announcements. Reminder, we always have the H2bH 5K and 1M Fun Run on the second Saturday in August.
Thank you again to everyone who made this year’s 5K and Fun Run one of our best yet!
