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Ele's Place - West Michigan Healing Hearts 5K
Healing Hearts 2-Mile Community Walk
Kids Dash (Ages 3 - 6)
Ele's Place - West Michigan Healing Hearts VIRTUAL 5K
Place
1400 Maynard Ave SW
Walker, MI US 49534
Description
Please join us on Sunday, June 7th, at the beautiful Millennium Park for the second annual Ele's Place - West Michigan Healing Hearts 5k!
Let's "Run for Kid's Grief Relief" while raising funds and awareness for grieving children, teens and their families in Grand Rapids and the surrounding West Michigan area. Ele's Place is a healing center for grieving children and teens. We provide grief support groups for kids ages 3-18, who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or anyone significant in their life. All services are free of charge for as long as a family needs them. This is why we need YOU!
We invite families, corporate partners and the community to participate in this outdoor, family-friendly, "fun" run/walk event to raise funds for grieving kiddos, with the option to honor, celebrate and remember someone special in your life who has died. This event is an opportunity to put “one foot in front of the other” to support our peer-to-peer grief programs and ensure they remain FREE OF CHARGE to all who are in need of our services today, tomorrow and always. Let's come together to make sure that No Child Grieves Alone.
Grab your sneakers and meet us at Millennium Park!
Event Schedule:
9:30 AM: Event begins! Race Registration & Kid Zone activities open. (Face painting, yard games & more!)
10:45 AM: Event Welcome & Mission Moment Speaker
10:50 AM: Kid’s Dash
11:00 AM: 5k Run/Walk Starts!
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Kid Zone remains open, post-run/walk snacks and drinks available until 12:30 PM.
Race Contact Info
Fundraising Incentives!
RACE PARTICIPANTS: Want to run for FREE or a discount?
Sign up to "Become a Fundraiser" with the red button during registration and help raise funds in support of grieving children and teens. Raise or donate only $250 and have your entire registration fee refunded. (Up to $25.) If you are signed up before April 24th that will cover your entry fee! *does not include the processing fees.
It's easy! Sign up to be a fundraiser by clicking the red button "Become a Fundraiser" during registration. The race website will create a donation page for you to customize and collect online donations, all you need to do is share your page/link with family and friends.
Additionally, you can also make an individual donation (during registration only) and save on your entry fee:
$250 donation = $25 refund
$100 donation = $10 refund (does not apply after registration)
$50 donation = $5 refund (does not apply after registration)
PACKET PICK-UP
Packet pick-up is scheduled for the following dates, times and locations listed below:
Ele's Place West Michigan
2000 Michigan St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616-301-1605
Friday, June 5, 2026 - 11:00AM – 1:30PM & 4:00PM - 6:30PM
Millennium Park - Grant Pavilion
1400 Maynard Ave SW
Walker, MI 49534
Sunday, June 7, 2026 - 9:30AM – 10:45AM
Please Note:
- To be sure to receive a race T-Shirt, you must register by Friday May 8, 2026.
- Drawstring Backpacks and Water Bottles are available for the first 250 people who register for the 5K Walk/Run.
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