Have Joy. Spread Hope.

It looks as if we have ourselves a Foundation!!!

The Eric and Ava Benton Joy-Hope Foundation will be holding it's kickoff event on Saturday October 23, 2010.

The Joy-Hope Foundation will provide families who are grieving the loss of their child to illness with a "New Memory Making Getaway" and support Mitochondrial Disease Research. After Ava's death friends joined together to raise funds to send our family to Disney. We found the "break" to be a huge blessing for our family and are honored to be able to offer that to others.

We will be hosting the Have Joy. Spread Hope. Inaugural 5K Run/Walk Kids Fun Run.

The race Starts and Finishes at Brandywine Valley Baptist Church located at 7 Mt Lebanon Rd, Wilmington, DE. Registration begins a 9am race starts at 10am. The race is EdJaH Chip timed, a division of races2run.

Entrance into the race is $18 if you register by Oct 21 and $22 the day of the race. A family of 4 can register for $60 and Kids under 18 can register for $15 by Oct 21 and $22 the day of the race. The Kids Fun Run is free, but the children are encouraged to obtain sponsorship. The child who raises the most money will receive a prize.

There will be t-shirts for all who are pre-registered and there will be merchandise awards for the Top Male and Female finisher, the top three in 10 year age categories and the top 3 walkers.

There will be post race refreshments provided for all as well!

Online Registration is available through http://www.races2run.com/
The direct link is:
http://www.races2run/2010/2010details/10-2010details.htm#102310-Joy

If you are not a racer or walker but would like to help you may send a donation to "The Joy-Hope Foundation" 220 Fieldstone Crossing Dr, Bear De 19701.

We will post when the Joy-Hope Foundation website is up and running! http://www.joyhopefoundation.com/ if you would like to peek at our logo.

We are a not for profit foundation, who is pending IRS approval. Donations are tax deductible to the extent which is allowable by law.