Lake Cunningham 5K raises money for kids with cancer
Special Spaces is a local nonprofit that provides complete bedroom makeovers for kids who have cancer
Updated: 9:29 AM CDT Apr 12, 2025
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS. 739 NOW, AND IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THE WARM WEATHER TODAY, THERE’S AN EVENT THAT WILL HELP YOU DO JUST THAT. THAT’S RIGHT. A LOCAL NONPROFIT IS HOSTING A5K TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REGLI IS LIVE AT LAKE CUNNINGHAM TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. MORNING, MARY. HEY, EDDIE AND ANNA. YEAH, THE FIVE K IS RAISING MONEY TO PROVIDE BEDROOM MAKEOVERS FOR KIDS WITH CANCER. AND HERE TO TELL ME MORE ABOUT IT IS RONNIE THOMAS. HE’S THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SPACES. CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT AND HOW YOU DECIDED TO HOST IT? YEAH, IT’S A IT’S A FUN RUN WALK. 5K1 MILE OPTIONS WITH YARD GAMES AND THINGS FOR THE KIDS TO ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS. WE WANTED TO DO IT AS A WAY TO COLLECT MONEY AND GET AHEAD OF SOME OF THE TREE MAKEOVERS THAT WE’RE DOING FOR KIDS. OKAY, AND CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH UNO THAT YOU HAVE HERE TODAY? YEAH, THE UNO SCOTT SCHOLAR PROGRAM HAS COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECTS THAT THEIR KIDS GO THROUGH DURING THEIR FOUR YEARS. A GROUP OF 8 TO 10 STUDENTS AT UNO PICKED SPECIAL SPACES AS THEIR CHARITY, AND THEY’VE HELPED US FOR THEIR LAST THREE YEARS. THEY’RE IN THEIR JUNIOR YEAR. AND SO THEY’VE SET UP THIS EVENT THIS YEAR, AND THEN WE’LL SEE WHERE IT GOES NEXT. OKAY. AND WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING ABLE TO GIFT THAT BRAND NEW BEDROOM TO THOSE KIDS? YEAH, IT’S AN UNBELIEVABLE EXPERIENCE. YOU KNOW THAT MOMENT, WHETHER IT’S FOR A DAY, A WEEK, A MONTH, A YEAR MEANS SOMETHING TO THEM. IT’S IT’S A POINT IN TIME THAT MATTERS AND GETS THEM AWAY FROM ALL OF THE STRUGGLES THAT THEY FACE. AND SO IT’S A. IT’S UNBELIEVABLY IMPACTFUL. OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH, RONNIE. AND IF YOU’D LIKE TO COME AND SUPPORT THE KIDS WITH THE FIVE K TODAY, REGISTRATION STARTS AT 830. AND THEN THE EVENT STARTS AT NINE. LI
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Lake Cunningham 5K raises money for kids with cancer
Special Spaces is a local nonprofit that provides complete bedroom makeovers for kids who have cancer
Updated: 9:29 AM CDT Apr 12, 2025
Special Spaces is a local nonprofit that provides complete bedroom makeovers for kids who have cancer. They’re hosting their first-ever fundraiser event to help increase financial support for those makeovers. It’s a 5K event called Special Strides, and it’s taking place at Lake Cunningham at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 12. The event will feature a 5K run, 1-mile fun fun, and family-friendly activities. Several children who were the recipients of the makeovers will also share their testimonies of the impact the organization has had on their lives.
Special Spaces is a local nonprofit that provides complete bedroom makeovers for kids who have cancer.
They’re hosting their first-ever fundraiser event to help increase financial support for those makeovers.
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It’s a 5K event called Special Strides, and it’s taking place at Lake Cunningham at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 12.
The event will feature a 5K run, 1-mile fun fun, and family-friendly activities.
Several children who were the recipients of the makeovers will also share their testimonies of the impact the organization has had on their lives.
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