Annual Race 4 Hope 5kRun/1 Mile Walk slated for October 19th

The annual Race 4 Hope to benefit women with breast cancer and their families is slated for Sunday, October 19 in Downtown Joplin.

Pat Lipira of the group Hope 4 You says it will be the 16th year for the 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk.

If you go to the website hope4youbcf.org, you’ll see the link for the race. You can register there for the walk and the run. You can can volunteer. We would love to have you.

“It’s a big event for us,” says. “The event starts at 3 p.m. but prior to that, at 2:40 p.m., we have a Survivors’ Ceremony. They walk a certain distance with music going. It’s a really special event for breast cancer survivors.”

Lipira says the overall effort by Hope 4 You, has raised over $800,000 since it began in 2007.

“It’s not just … Joplin,” she says. “It also goes to [hospitals in] Nevada, Miami, Neosho, Pittsburg, Carthage.  They get money from us and that is used to provide mammograms for women.”

The Race 4 Hope event begins at 4th and Main in Joplin on October 19th.