Life on the Mississippi: The Forrest Spence 5K

September 13, 2009

The Forrest Spence 5K

The 2nd Annual Forrest Spence 5K was an awesome success:

over 850 participants!
over $34,000 raised!

A day filled with so much fun, a great way to celebrate precious Forrest's life, and a great way to help support a great cause, the Forrest Spence Fund (http://www.forrestspencefund.com/). Here are a few pictures Trisha and I got from the day. You can check out the website to see more!

Food Prep the night before...
Gathering at the start of the race

David Spence and Katie (on Maddie's due date!) with John John before the race (can she walk that baby out...nope)

Forrest Spence Fund info table

Brit giving everyone directions before the start of the race

And they're off!

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The Forrest Spence Fund

Brittany and David Spence are an amazing couple. They had their beautiful son, Robert Forrest Spence, in September of 2007. Sadly, due to an infection, Forrest lived only 55 days. To honor their son's life and the impact he had on so many people, Brittany and David have created the Forrest Spence Fund. The mission of the Forrest Spence Fund is to assist with the non-medical needs of critically and chronically ill children and their families throughout the Mid-South.

Brittany and David are a truly inspirational couple who have taken the heartbreak they have experienced from losing their son and have found a way to give back to a hospital that fought for Forrest and to reach out to families who are going through a similar experience.

Please check out the Forrest Spence Fund website listed above and consider a donation or consider participating in the 4th annual Forrest Spence 5k, 8:00am, Aug. 27th, 2011, at Overton Park. If you will not be in Memphis on August 27th or do not live here, you can still participate by being a "ghost runner" or by making a monetary donation.