SweetCharity: Katy's Courage 5K

Katy's Courage is hosting their fifth annual 5K on Saturday, April 18. Registration and check-in will be from 7 to 8:15 AM and the race will begin at 8:30 AM. Pre-registration costs $25 per person, and day-of costs $30 per person. Participants may register online at http://KatysCourage.itsyourrace.com. Runners will start at 21 West Water Street in Sag Harbor, head north and make a right onto Main Street, make a right onto Glover Street, run through the Redwood section of the course and finish back on Water Street. The Katy's Courage 5K is a celebration of the life, generosity and bravery of Sag Harbor's own Katy Stewart, a 12-year old girl who lost her battle with cancer in December 2010. The not-for-profit organization is dedicated to education, pediatric cancer research and counseling support. Net proceeds from this year's race will support Katy's Kids @CMEE, a program that provides counseling opportunities for grieving children and their families, as well as, the Katy's Courage Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan and scholarships for students in Sag Harbor and East Hampton schools. Last year, over 1200 participants from four to 89-years-old, ran, jogged or walked the entire course and over $50,000 was raised through participation, sponsorships and cash donations. Proceeds benefitted high school scholarships awarded to local graduating students, a donation was made to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and monies were allocated in funding the creation of Katy's Kids @ CMEE, the Children's Museum of the East End.