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Carter's Champions Pink Dress Run 2023

5K Run/Walk

Pink Dress 5k Run/Walk64f1233b2924c.jpg The Carter's Champions 5K Pink Dress Run/Walk will take place for the 7th year on October 21, 2023. Festivities begin at 9am at Chandeleur Island Brewing Company, 2711 14th Street in downtown Gulfport. Chandeleur will open their doors at 9:00am this year. Registration starts at 9am followed by the Breast Cancer Survivor Celebration and a good warm-up before you run or walk. The Run/Walk will start at 11:00am. All participants should pre-register online at www.pinkdressrun.com To receive a Pink Dress Run t-shirt you must be pre-registered before October 17th. Walk-ins are welcome and can register at the Run but may not receive a shirt. NOTE: the Run will not be timed this year. The route is a 5K, 3.1 miles run or walk but you can turn around whenever you would like and return to Chandeleur. You CAN run, walk, ride a bike, bring your kids, dress your pet in pink and bring them along or form a Team. You WILL help local breast cancer patients treated by Memorial Health System to receive financial support to help pay for treatments, co-pays, medicine, mammograms, breast ultrasounds and more. 100% of the funds raised for the Memorial Hospital Foundation will directly assist local patients fighting breast cancer.

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS YEAR?

After the Run, head on back to the Chandeleur Brewing area for food, drinks, a live band The Four d'oeuvres, DJ J. Eagle, Karaoke, The "Best Dressed in a Pink Dress" $500 Contest, the Pepsi "Pink Pet" Contest, Survivor Tent Activities, new Children's Activities, Cornhole, mobile Skal Axe Throwing Line-dancing, Drawings, Silent Auction items, Massage Envy chair massages, Vendors, Carter's Champions merchandise and the new Craft Booth featuring homemade jewelry and more. The winning tickets for the $10,000, $5000 and $2500 drawings will be drawn on stage between 2-4pm. Winner of the $10K drawing need not be present but you must be on site to win $5000 0r $2500.

The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk held in Biloxi will not be taking place this year. Former Making Strides participants, teams and sponsors are encouraged to join Carter's Champions to Celebrate survivors and Honor loved ones and friends lost to breast cancer.

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Registration fees

5k Run/Walk -13 years and older Closed

  1. $30.00

    Registration Fee

    Sep 6 - Oct 18

6-12 year old participants Closed

6-12 year old participants

  1. $20.00

    Registration Fee

    Sep 6 - Oct 18

Top donors

No. Name Amount
1 Stephanie and Rick Carter $533.35
2 Frank Bordeaux $500.00
3 Check Your Girls ~ Net $320.35

Top teams

1

Century 21 J. Carter & Company

Raised:

$1,601.21

2

Titty titty bang bang

Raised:

$1,238.07

3

Cadence’s Rack Pack

Raised:

$1,074.86

Top fundraisers

1 View fundraiser page for Darlene

Darlene Caranna

$806.88

Raised

$500.00

Goal
2 View fundraiser page for Kennadi

Kennadi Johnson

$519.80

Raised

$250.00

Goal
3 View fundraiser page for Kelli

Kelli Bell

Raised: $188.93

Contact information

Event contact
Liz Gaulke
Email
gaulkeliz@gmail.com
Phone
228-243-8221
Website
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