RAM at UVA 5K

🏃‍♀️ Race Announcement

Remote Area Medical (RAM) at UVA is excited to announce the fourth annual RAM @ UVA 5K on Sunday, March 30, 2025!

🌟 About RAM

• Nonprofit Mission: RAM is a nonprofit organization that provides free healthcare to those in need through mobile clinics offering medical, dental, and vision services to underserved and uninsured individuals.
• Volunteer Corps: Since it was founded in 1985, RAM’s Corps consists of more than 212,000 volunteers.
• Impact: Licensed dental, vision, and medical professionals at these clinics have treated more than 940,000 individuals, delivering more than $200 million worth of free care.
• More Information: More information about the organization can be found on their website, at https://www.ramusa.org/.

💪 Our Local Goals

• Biennial Clinic: As a chapter of the organization, our goal is to promote that mission and host a biennial free clinic in Fishersville, VA.
• Previous Success: We successfully hosted our inaugural clinic in November 2022, the first to be organized entirely by a collegiate chapter, where we provided over 500 patients with $250,000 in medical care.
• Continued Impact: Our second clinic in April 2024 achieved similar success, serving over 400 patients over one weekend and providing the equivalent of $225,000 in free healthcare.
• Funds Needed: The cost of hosting our own clinic is approximately $25,000, and we continue to work actively in our community to raise these funds.

🎉 Event Details

• Registration: Whether you decide to participate in person or virtually, all proceeds from the race will go towards funding for our next clinic to help bring the mission of RAM closer to the Charlottesville community!
• Race Day: All in-person participants will have their timing results available online after the race and will receive refreshments and a T-shirt on race day while supplies last.
• Prizes: The top three finishers will also receive a prize donated by local Charlottesville businesses.
• Timing: Bib and T-shirt pickup will begin at 12:30 pm on race day. Participants must start the 5K by 1:15 PM and finish no later than 2:30 PM.

💰 Registration Reminder

Price to register will increase after March 2, 2025, so make sure to sign up as soon as you can!

👋 See You There!

See you on race day!

Sponsored by the UVA Alumni Association’s Student Engagement Fund

For more details, visit the race page: RAM at UVA 5K.