ColtStrong 5K/1M Run & Family Fun Zone

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

• Event: ColtStrong 5K/1M Fun Run & Family Fun Zone
• Date: 2025-09-06
• Location: 5773 Centennial Rd, Sylvania, OH
• Registration: Register here by August 18th to be guaranteed a shirt.

🎉 Family Fun Zone

• Activities: Celebrate with runners and enjoy a DJ, local food trucks, games, and face paint!
• Goal: To provide HOPE for families fighting DIPG.
• Participation: Non-runners are welcome to cheer and join the festivities!

🎗️ Charity Partnership

• Beneficiary: All proceeds will go to the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation.
• Mission: Inspire and fund research for effective treatments for pediatric brain cancer, emphasizing DIPG.

💔 Our Story

• Origin: The ColtStrong Fun Run began in 2019 after the loss of our son Colt DelVerne to DIPG.
• Community Support: Our family and friends honored Colt by raising money for research.
• Partnership: We joined forces with the Carr family and became Family Partners in this battle.

🔬 The Fight Against DIPG

• Statistics: Brain cancer kills more kids than any other type, with DIPG causing nearly half of these deaths.
• Survival Rate: DIPG has a nearly 0% survival rate: less than 1% of federal funding is designated for pediatric brain cancer.
• Hope: Recent breakthroughs in treatment offer hope that cures may be discovered in our lifetime.