June 2, 2013
The seventh annual Captain Martin Egan 5-K Memorial Run will be held at 10:00am on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Midland Beach Picnic Area, Staten Island.
Race-day registration will begin at 8:00am. To register in advance, please click here. If you register in advance for the run, the fee is $20.00 for an adult, $15.00 for ages 14 and under. The race-day fee is $25.00 for adults and $20.00 for ages 14 and under.
All proceeds will benefit the Captain Martin Egan, Jr. Memorial Fund.
Midland Beach Picnic Area
Fr. Capodanno Boulevard & Lincoln Avenue
Staten Island, NY
Captain Martin Egan, Jr. Memorial Fund
207 Pacific Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10312
June 9, 2013
The fourth annual Big Apple Run for the Warriors will be held on Sunday, June 9, 2013. The Big Apple Run is a 3-mile race in New York City.
Registration will open soon.
Runners & handcyclists welcome.
Hope for the Warriors
1335 Western Boulevard, Suite E PMB 48
Jacksonville, NC 28546
June 16, 2013
The 12th annual Deputy Chief Ray Downey Forever Running Memorial 5-K Run/Walk will be held on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16, 2013. The 5-K run, 5-K walk takes place at 10:00am and the Kids’ Fun Run will begin at 9:30am.
Online registration is available here. You may also register via a form, which is available here. Pre-registration should be done by June 13, 2013 and is strongly encouraged. The registration fee for the 5-K is $20.00 for an adult; $15.00 for children (K-12) in advance. Fees on run day are $25.00 per person. The Kids’ Fun Run is free. The fee for the barbeque only is $20.00 in advance; $25.00 on the day.
Some sponsorships are still available. To become a sponsor, please e-mail info@chiefraydowney.com. Full details about the race are available here.
Deputy Chief Ray Downey, one of the most decorated officers in FDNY history, and an expert in building collapse, was killed in the line of duty on September 11, 2001 while commanding the FDNY Special Operations Command. The charity in his name supports a number of worthy causes.
The course is fast and flat, and follows D.C. Raymond M. Downey Memorial Road. The course is USATF-certified and sanctioned.
Deer Park Knights of Columbus
759 Long Island Ave.
Deer Park, NY
D.C. Raymond Downey Scholarship Charity Fund
The 5-K honoring FF Jeff Giordano will be held on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at Mt. Loretto on Staten Island. The race starts at 9:00am, with the free Kids’ Run beginning at 10:15am. Jeff’s Run is the second leg of the James Halverson Memorial Award.
Online registration is available here. To learn more about the event, please click here. The fee for an adult to run is $25.00. If you register online, there is a $3.25 processing fee added on. All proceeds will go to the Firefighter Jeff Giordano Children’s Playroom at the Cornell Burn Center.
Jeff Giordano, a decorated FDNY firefighter, husband and father of three, was also an avid runner. He was the Vice President of the New York Firefighters’ Burn Center Foundation and was instrumental in creating the Children’s Playroom at the Cornell Burn Center which was named for him after he was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
Contributions to Jeff’s Run and other activities have enabled the FF Jeff Giordano Children’s Playroom to implement many programs to aid children with burn injuries. Activities such as Dances with Wood, art and music therapy, CampPhoenix and burn survivor support groups have helped many burned children.
Mt. Loretto
6450 Hylan Blvd.
Staten Island, NY
September 7, 2013
The twelfth annual Walk with Joe will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Please save the date.
The walk honors former Manalapan resident Patrick “Joe” Driscoll, who was aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.
September 29, 2013
This year’s Tunnel to Towers Run will be held on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Please save the date! Nearer the day, visit www.tunneltotowers.org to register and for further details.