5/15/2013 3:04:14 PM

Good afternoon Bay Head 5Kers,
We are 4 days away from The 10th Annual Bay Head 5k Memory Run, taking place this Saturaday, May 18th, hosted by The Kate Shea Foundation! The weather is shaping up to be beautiful for the run/walk and after party, with temps in the low 70's! Attached below is the map and directions of our beautiful new course that is flat,fast and contains very few turns.
Remember to join us at Martell's Tiki Bar in Point Pleasant from 12 noon till 5pm following the race for our official summer kick-off after party! We will have a 2 hour open bar, beach BBQ, DJ, prizes and much much more. Please visit us at www.bayhead5k.com to register today, for both the run/walk and the after party.
SEE BELOW IMPORTANT UPDATES IN RED
As Always….
Run Fun
Ed Shea
Director
The Kate Shea Foundation
The Bay Head 5k Memory Run
www.bayhead5k.com
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IMPORTANT UPDATE TO ALL RUNNERS/WALKERS
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Online registration for single runners/walkers will close at 6pm Friday evening May 17th (we will have a limited number of race day registrations as we are filling up fast)
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Early runner bag and race number pick up will be available between 6pm and 8pm this Friday evening for all pre-registered runners/walkers at the Bay Head Fire House
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Race day registration opens at 6:30am and will close promptly at 8am at the Bay Head Firehouse (81 Bridge Ave, Bay Head NJ)
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Please remember to arrive no later than 8am on race day as we will begin the procession from the firehouse to the starting line (which is on the corner of East Avenue and Howe St this year) immediately following opening ceremonies
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The run/walk will begin at 8:30am
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Other Reminders:
Bone Marrow Tent
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a tent at our event this year to register to become a bone marrow donor. This is a simple swab process inside of your mouth that gets put into a national registry. As a bone marrow donor myself I can tell you there is no better feeling than getting the call to say you are a match to someone in need. Please take time to swing by the tent and register to help fight Leukemia and Lymphoma! More details will follow on this great addition to The Bay Head 5k Memory Run.
"A Peace of Kate"
I would like anyone who is interested in sharing a thought, memory or a short story about how they have been affected by a loved one fighting any form of Cancer, to please reach out to me directly at edfshea@optonline.net With your permission I would like to share these stories with our participants to honor as many as possible. We want this event to be about you and your loved ones, just as much as we want it to be in memory of our sister, daughter and friend Kate Shea.
Types of Registration
There are 3 ways to register this year;
1) As a single runner/walker
2) You can create a team to honor someone who has been affected in any way, by any disease
3) You can join an existing team
We started our team concept last year and it was a tremendous success! What better way to honor a loved one than to run/walk with your family and friends as a team, raising both funds, and awareness, to fight all forms of cancer. Here's how it works,
-
Each team names their team whatever they choose
-
Each team will be a minimum of 5 members
-
Each member pays their $25.00 entrance fee and then pledges to raise a minimum of 75.00 more
-
We have made the process very simple this year. You can invite friends to both join or donate to your team, via all social media when registering. i.e.. Facebook, Twitter, email
-
Each team will be listed on our race shirts
-
The top 3 teams in fundraising will also receive prizes for their efforts
Team Donation Page
We wanted to make sure all team captains knew how to set up team fundraising campaigns if they wanted to. Below, please find info on how to set it up.
In order to set up a donation campaign for your team, please go to our donation campaign at http://grouprev.com/bayhead5k-2013
Here you will see a BLUE Create Your Page Link
Here you can create a team page. This will provide you a link that can be mailed out for your team to send supporters to. When they donate on this page, it will show up as a donation for your team and add to our overall total.
Please let us know if you have any further questions. You can email info@bayhead5k.com and we will get back to you quickly.
All of us at the Bay Head 5K and Kate Shea Foundation very much appreciate your support.
After Party
There is also an option to purchase a ticket for the after party which will be held at Martell's Tiki Bar in Point Pleasant Beach from 12pm to 5pm. This has become the party to kick off summer and is an excellent family event that is friendly for all ages. There will be a beach BBQ, 2 hour open bar, DJ , prizes and much more!
We look forward to throwing another amazing event for you this year. See you on May 18th!
5/10/2013 12:09:40 PM

Happy Friday Bay Head 5Kers,
We are 8 days away from The 10th Annual Bay Head 5k Memory Run, taking place May 18th, hosted by The Kate Shea Foundation. Our event is filling up quickly and we are very excited for race day. Remember to join us at Martell's Tiki Bar in Point Pleasant from 12 noon till 5pm following the race for our official summer kick-off after party! We will have a 2 hour open bar, beach BBQ, DJ, prizes and much much more. Please visit us at www.bayhead5k.com to register today, for both the run/walk and the after party. We look forward to seeing all your smiling faces, and to running/ and walking with you to celebrate my sister Kate's life, along with so many others and their fight against all types of disease. Please see below for important updates and all information about our run/walk and after party.
SEE BELOW IMPORTANT UPDATES IN RED
As Always….
Run Fun
Ed Shea
Director
The Kate Shea Foundation
The Bay Head 5k Memory Run
www.bayhead5k.com
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IMPORTANT UPDATE TO ALL RUNNERS/WALKERS
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Team Registration is now closed. Registered teams are still taking donations, so please donate to them and help them reach their personal goals! Thank you very much to all of our teams that helped us in raising funds for blood related cancer research!
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Online registration for single runners/walkers will close at 6pm Friday evening May 17th if we don't sell out before then!
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Early t-shirt and runner bag pick up will be available between 6pm and 8pm the night before the race, May 17th, at the Bay Head Fire House
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Please remember to arrive no later than 8am on race day as we will be starting on East Avenue this year (Bay Head's version of Ocean Avenue!) We will start ushering all runners/walkers up to the starting line from the firehouse starting at 8:10
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Other Reminders:
Bone Marrow Tent
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a tent at our event this year to register to become a bone marrow donor. This is a simple swab process inside of your mouth that gets put into a national registry. As a bone marrow donor myself I can tell you there is no better feeling than getting the call to say you are a match to someone in need. Please take time to swing by the tent and register to help fight Leukemia and Lymphoma! More details will follow on this great addition to The Bay Head 5k Memory Run.
"A Peace of Kate"
I would like anyone who is interested in sharing a thought, memory or a short story about how they have been affected by a loved one fighting any form of Cancer, to please reach out to me directly at edfshea@optonline.net With your permission I would like to share these stories with our participants to honor as many as possible. We want this event to be about you and your loved ones, just as much as we want it to be in memory of our sister, daughter and friend Kate Shea.
Types of Registration
There are 3 ways to register this year;
1) As a single runner/walker
2) You can create a team to honor someone who has been affected in any way, by any disease
3) You can join an existing team
We started our team concept last year and it was a tremendous success! What better way to honor a loved one than to run/walk with your family and friends as a team, raising both funds, and awareness, to fight all forms of cancer. Here's how it works,
-
Each team names their team whatever they choose
-
Each team will be a minimum of 5 members
-
Each member pays their $25.00 entrance fee and then pledges to raise a minimum of 75.00 more
-
We have made the process very simple this year. You can invite friends to both join or donate to your team, via all social media when registering. i.e.. Facebook, Twitter, email
-
Each team will be listed on our race shirts
-
The top 3 teams in fundraising will also receive prizes for their efforts
Team Donation Page
We wanted to make sure all team captains knew how to set up team fundraising campaigns if they wanted to. Below, please find info on how to set it up.
In order to set up a donation campaign for your team, please go to our donation campaign at http://grouprev.com/bayhead5k-2013
Here you will see a BLUE Create Your Page Link
Here you can create a team page. This will provide you a link that can be mailed out for your team to send supporters to. When they donate on this page, it will show up as a donation for your team and add to our overall total.
Please let us know if you have any further questions. You can email info@bayhead5k.com and we will get back to you quickly.
All of us at the Bay Head 5K and Kate Shea Foundation very much appreciate your support.
After Party
There is also an option to purchase a ticket for the after party which will be held at Martell's Tiki Bar in Point Pleasant Beach from 12pm to 5pm. This has become the party to kick off summer and is an excellent family event that is friendly for all ages. There will be a beach BBQ, 2 hour open bar, DJ , prizes and much more!
We look forward to throwing another amazing event for you this year. See you on May 18th!
5/1/2013 12:22:35 PM

Bay Head 5Kers,
We are a little over 2 weeks away from our 10th Annual Bay Head 5k Memory Run hosted by The Kate Shea Foundation. We are getting very excited and look forward to seeing you and all your smiling faces yet again for a wonderful event and after party, celebrating Kate's life, along with so many others. Please see below for all important updates on the event and after party. Please visit www.bayhead5k.com and get signed up to help us in our mission to support Leukemia and Lymphoma research. Get a team together and come out with your loved ones to support a great cause.
SEE BELOW IMPORTANT UPDATES IN RED
As Always….
Run Fun
Ed Shea
Director
The Kate Shea Foundation
The Bay Head 5k Memory Run
www.bayhead5k.com
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IMPORTANT UPDATES TO ALL REGISTERED TEAMS
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Please remember to create your team fundraising page as you are such an important aspect in our mission to raise funds for Cancer research. It is simple and step by step directions are given below in the Team Donation Section.
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Remember that we asked each team member to pledge to raise an additional 75.00 each for their team. Your friends and family can donate directly to your fundraising page in any amount they wish to!
IMPORTANT UPDATE TO ALL RUNNERS/WALKERS
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Early t-shirt and runner bag pick up will be available between 6pm and 8pm the night before the race, May 17th, at the Bay Head Fire House
-
Please remember to arrive no later than 8am on race day as we will be starting on East Avenue this year (Bay Head's version of Ocean Avenue!) We will start ushering all runners/walkers up to the starting line from the firehouse starting at 8:10
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Other Reminders:
Bone Marrow Tent
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a tent at our event this year to register to become a bone marrow donor. This is a simple swab process inside of your mouth that gets put into a national registry. As a bone marrow donor myself I can tell you there is no better feeling than getting the call to say you are a match to someone in need. Please take time to swing by the tent and register to help fight Leukemia and Lymphoma! More details will follow on this great addition to The Bay Head 5k Memory Run.
"A Peace of Kate"
I would like anyone who is interested in sharing a thought, memory or a short story about how they have been affected by a loved one fighting any form of Cancer, to please reach out to me directly at edfshea@optonline.net With your permission I would like to share these stories with our participants to honor as many as possible. We want this event to be about you and your loved ones, just as much as we want it to be in memory of our sister, daughter and friend Kate Shea.
Types of Registration
There are 3 ways to register this year;
1) As a single runner/walker
2) You can create a team to honor someone who has been affected in any way, by any disease
3) You can join an existing team
We started our team concept last year and it was a tremendous success! What better way to honor a loved one than to run/walk with your family and friends as a team, raising both funds, and awareness, to fight all forms of cancer. Here's how it works,
-
Each team names their team whatever they choose
-
Each team will be a minimum of 5 members
-
Each member pays their $25.00 entrance fee and then pledges to raise a minimum of 75.00 more
-
We have made the process very simple this year. You can invite friends to both join or donate to your team, via all social media when registering. i.e.. Facebook, Twitter, email
-
Each team will be listed on our race shirts
-
The top 3 teams in fundraising will also receive prizes for their efforts
Team Donation Page
We wanted to make sure all team captains knew how to set up team fundraising campaigns if they wanted to. Below, please find info on how to set it up.
In order to set up a donation campaign for your team, please go to our donation campaign at http://grouprev.com/bayhead5k-2013
Here you will see a BLUE Create Your Page Link
Here you can create a team page. This will provide you a link that can be mailed out for your team to send supporters to. When they donate on this page, it will show up as a donation for your team and add to our overall total.
Please let us know if you have any further questions. You can email info@bayhead5k.com and we will get back to you quickly.
All of us at the Bay Head 5K and Kate Shea Foundation very much appreciate your support.
After Party
There is also an option to purchase a ticket for the after party which will be held at Martell's Tiki Bar in Point Pleasant Beach from 12pm to 5pm. This has become the party to kick off summer and is an excellent family event that is friendly for all ages. There will be a beach BBQ, 2 hour open bar, DJ , prizes and much more!
We look forward to throwing another amazing event for you this year. See you on May 18th!
4/18/2013 11:32:21 AM

Bay Head 5Kers,
The 10th Annual Bay Head 5k Memory Run, hosted by The Kate Shea Foundation is set to take place 1 month from today! It seems like only yesterday that we started on our mission to fund Leukemia/Lymphoma research! We are very excited to be in our 10th year, and with all your continued support over the years, we as always, pledge to continue to do our part in helping find a cure! We are filling up quickly and are looking forward to throwing another great event and after party for you all again this year. Please visit www.bayhead5k.com and get signed up to help us in our mission to support Leukemia and Lymphoma research. Get a team together and come out with your loved ones to support a great cause.
SEE BELOW IMPORTANT UPDATES IN RED
How is your fundraising going thus far? You are a very important part of our ability to raise funds for Leukemia/Lymphoma research. Please feel free to reach out to me directly with any questions you may have at edfshea@optonline.net. We are rooting for you to reach and even exceed your goals! Thank you for your efforts, they are greatly appreciated.
As Always….
Run Fun
Ed Shea
Director
The Kate Shea Foundation
The Bay Head 5k Memory Run
www.bayhead5k.com
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IMPORTANT UPDATES
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The run/walk will be starting at the corner of East Avenue and Bridge Avenue in Bay Head this year. Due to the damage in North Bay Head from Hurricane Sandy we plotted a new course for all our participants. It was time for a change anyway! This new course remains flat, fast and exciting.
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The finish line will still end at the firehouse on Bridge Avenue
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The pre race festivities as well as the post race festivities will be located at the firehouse
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We will have a bunch of volunteers this year that will be ushering our runners/walkers up to East Avenue from the firehouse beginning at 8am race day. Please arrive early to help us usher everyone to the starting line by 8:15
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As always our gun goes off promptly at 8:30am
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Other Reminders:
Bone Marrow Tent
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a tent at our event this year to register to become a bone marrow donor. This is a simple swab process inside of your mouth that gets put into a national registry. As a bone marrow donor myself I can tell you there is no better feeling than getting the call to say you are a match to someone in need. Please take time to swing by the tent and register to help fight Leukemia and Lymphoma! More details will follow on this great addition to The Bay Head 5k Memory Run.
"A Peace of Kate"
I would like anyone who is interested in sharing a thought, memory or a short story about how they have been affected by a loved one fighting any form of Cancer, to please reach out to me directly at edfshea@optonline.net With your permission I would like to share these stories with our participants to honor as many as possible. We want this event to be about you and your loved ones, just as much as we want it to be in memory of our sister, daughter and friend Kate Shea.
Types of Registration
There are 3 ways to register this year;
1) As a single runner/walker
2) You can create a team to honor someone who has been affected in any way, by any disease
3) You can join an existing team
We started our team concept last year and it was a tremendous success! What better way to honor a loved one than to run/walk with your family and friends as a team, raising both funds, and awareness, to fight all forms of cancer. Here's how it works,
-
Each team names their team whatever they choose
-
Each team will be a minimum of 5 members
-
Each member pays their $25.00 entrance fee and then pledges to raise a minimum of 75.00 more
-
We have made the process very simple this year. You can invite friends to both join or donate to your team, via all social media when registering. i.e.. Facebook, Twitter, email
-
Each team will be listed on our race shirts
-
The top 3 teams in fundraising will also receive prizes for their efforts
After Party
There is also an option to purchase a ticket for the after party which will be held at Martell's Tiki Bar in Point Pleasant Beach from 12pm to 5pm. This has become the party to kick off summer and is an excellent family event that is friendly for all ages. There will be a beach BBQ, 2 hour open bar, DJ , prizes and much more!
We look forward to throwing another amazing event for you this year. See you on May 18th!
4/4/2013 2:36:21 PM

Good morning Bay Head 5k-ers!
The Bay Head 5k Memory Run hosted by The Kate Shea Foundation is less than a month and a half away. We are filling up quickly and are looking forward to throwing another great event and after party for you all again this year. Please visit www.bayhead5k.com and get signed up to help us in our mission to support Leukemia and Lymphoma research. Get a team together and come out with your loved ones to support a great cause. Please see below for all information regarding our event.
If you happen to be part of The St. Rose Class of 1991 and remember Brian Haney's Class Rap, donate a few bucks to the Class of 1991 Team Page
A note for teams and their members,
How is your fundraising going thus far? You are a very important part of our ability to raise funds for Leukemia/Lymphoma research. Please feel free to reach out to me directly with any questions you may have at edfshea@optonline.net. We are rooting for you to reach and even exceed your goals! Thank you for your efforts, they are greatly appreciated.
As Always….
Run Fun
Ed Shea
Director
The Kate Shea Foundation
The Bay Head 5k Memory Run
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Other Reminders:
Bone Marrow Tent
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a tent at our event this year to register to become a bone marrow donor. This is a simple swab process inside of your mouth that gets put into a national registry. As a bone marrow donor myself I can tell you there is no better feeling than getting the call to say you are a match to someone in need. Please take time to swing by the tent and register to help fight Leukemia and Lymphoma! More details will follow on this great addition to The Bay Head 5k Memory Run.
"A Peace of Kate"
I would like anyone who is interested in sharing a thought, memory or a short story about how they have been affected by a loved one fighting any form of Cancer, to please reach out to me directly at edfshea@optonline.net With your permission I would like to share these stories with our participants to honor as many as possible. We want this event to be about you and your loved ones, just as much as we want it to be in memory of our sister, daughter and friend Kate Shea.
Types of Registration
There are 3 ways to register this year;
1) As a single runner/walker
2) You can create a team to honor someone who has been affected in any way, by any disease
3) You can join an existing team
We started our team concept last year and it was a tremendous success! What better way to honor a loved one than to run/walk with your family and friends as a team, raising both funds, and awareness, to fight all forms of cancer. Here's how it works,
-
Each team names their team whatever they choose
-
Each team will be a minimum of 5 members
-
Each member pays their $25.00 entrance fee and then pledges to raise a minimum of 75.00 more
-
We have made the process very simple this year. You can invite friends to both join or donate to your team, via all social media when registering. i.e.. Facebook, Twitter, email
-
Each team will be listed on our race shirts
-
The top 3 teams in fundraising will also receive prizes for their efforts
After Party
There is also an option to purchase a ticket for the after party which will be held at Martell's Tiki Bar in Point Pleasant Beach from 12pm to 5pm. This has become the party to kick off summer and is an excellent family event that is friendly for all ages. There will be a beach BBQ, 2 hour open bar, DJ , prizes and much more!
We look forward to throwing another amazing event for you this year. See you on May 18th!
2/28/2013 11:19:55 AM

Good Morning Bay Head 5kers,
We are looking forward to seeing you all on May 18th this year to celebrate the 10th Annual Bay Head 5k Memory Run, hosted by The Kate Shea Foundation. Registration is now open!
Please visit bayhead5k.com to register and see all the information for this years run/walk.
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a tent at our event this year to register to become a bone marrow donor. This is a simple swab process inside of your mouth that gets put into a national registry. As a bone marrow donor myself I can tell you there is no better feeling than getting the call to say you are a match to someone in need. Please take time to swing by the tent and register to help fight Leukemia and Lymphoma! More details will follow on this great addition to The Bay Head 5k Memory Run.
Again, I would like anyone who is interested in sharing a thought, memory or a short story about how they have been affected by a loved one fighting any form of Cancer, to please reach out to me directly at edfshea@optonline.net With your permission I would like to share these stories with our participants to honor as many as possible. We want this event to be about you and your loved ones, just as much as we want it to be in memory of our sister and friend Kate Shea.
There are 3 ways to register this year;
1) As a single runner/walker
2) You can create a team to honor someone who has been affected in any way, by any disease
3) You can join an existing team
There is also an option to purchase a ticket for the after party which will be held at Martell's Tiki bar in Point Pleasant Beach from 12pm to 5pm. This has become the party to kick off summer and is an excellent family event that is friendly for all ages. There will be a beach BBQ, 2 hour open bar, DJ , prizes and much more!
We started our team concept last year and it was a tremendous success! What better way to honor a loved one than to run/walk with your family and friends as a team, raising both funds, and awareness, to fight all forms of cancer. Here's how it works,
-
Each team names their team whatever they choose
-
Each team will be a minimum of 5 members
-
Each member pays their $25.00 entrance fee and then pledges to raise a minimum of 75.00 more
-
We have made the process very simple this year. You can invite friends to both join or donate to your team, via all social media when registering. i.e.. Facebook, Twitter, email
-
Each team will be listed on our race shirts
-
The top 3 teams in fundraising will also receive prizes for their efforts
We look forward to throwing another amazing event for you this year. See you on May 18th!
Run Fun,
Ed Shea
Director
The Kate Shea Foundation
The Bay Head 5k Memory Run
www.bayhead5k.com
2/20/2013 7:50:50 PM

Good Morning Bay Head 5kers!
I hope this winter finds you all well. We are looking forward to seeing you all on May 18th this year to celebrate the 10th Annual Bay Head 5k Memory Run, hosted by The Kate Shea Foundation. Registration is now open! Please visit www.bayhead5k.com to register and see all the information for this years run/walk. There are 3 ways to register this year;
1) As a single runner/walker
2) You can create a team to honor someone who has been affected in any way, by any disease
3) You can join an existing team
There is also an option to purchase a ticket for the after party which will be held at Martell's Tiki bar in Point Pleasant Beach from 12pm to 5pm. This has become the party to kick off summer and is an excellent family event that is friendly for all ages. There will be a beach BBQ, 2 hour open bar, DJ , prizes and much more!
We started our team concept last year and it was a tremendous success! What better way to honor a loved one than to run/walk with your family and friends as a team, raising both funds, and awareness, to fight all forms of cancer. Here's how it works,
-
Each team names their team whatever they choose
-
Each team will be a minimum of 5 members
-
Each member pays their $25.00 entrance fee and then pledges to raise a minimum of 75.00 more
-
We have made the process very simple this year. You can invite friends to both join or donate to your team, via all social media when registering. i.e.. Facebook, Twitter, email
-
Each team will be listed on our race shirts
-
The top 3 teams in fundraising will also receive prizes for their efforts
Last year we started a segment called 'A Peace of Kate" to allow friends and family of my sister Kate to express their feelings and love through memories and thoughts of Kate. This was an incredible segment that I received a ton of heartfelt feedback on, and that people really looked forward to each week. It allowed all of you to "learn" Kate if you will, and to feel the love that so many have for her.
I have decided that this year I would like to open this up to you all. I want our participants to "know" who you are running/walking for. I would like to invite you to forward to me directly any story, thought or memory, that you would like to share about someone you love that has passed, is currently fighting any form of cancer, or who is a survivor. My vision is to share these stories with everyone and to simply make a difference, hence the name of our event The Bay Head 5k Memory Run! I am well aware with how tough it is to speak of something so close to your heart, and I ask that you please let me know when reaching out with a thought, story or memory that it is ok for me to share this with everyone involved in our event. If you would like to share you can send me your stories directly at edfshea@optonline.net.
We look forward to throwing another amazing event for you this year. See you on May 18th!
Best Always,
Ed Shea
Director
The Kate Shea Foundation
The Bay Head 5k Memory Run