Liam Hoover was a joyous gift to all who knew him or knew of him. He was born to us on 5/11/93 and was born to heaven on 9/14/05. His legacy is one of courage, faith and a cheerful heart. Brain cancer may have taken his body, but his life lives on within us, and in eternity. We are grateful to the gift he brought to our lives and countless more, and through him each of us has been brought closer to God.

Liam was a patient at the world renowned St. Jude Children’s Hospital. We hope that through further research, we can eliminate pediatric cancer and provide hope and support for those who are touched by it. Your contribution to this event can breathe life into our dream of ensuring that no family has to endure the pain of this disease. Read Liam's story here.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays St. Jude for treatment not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC®, the fund-raising arm of the hospital. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.

Registration Fees

Entry Fee: 5K Run/Walk
$18 Early Registration
$25 Race Day
$10 Kids/1-mile Race

All entry fees and donations will go directly to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

All pre-registered runners will receive a Hoover Run for Hope t-shirt. There will be limited numbers of t-shirts available on race day - to get yours, be sure to pre-register! More information is available on our registration page .


Donations/Sponsorship

The 3rd Annual Hoover Run for Hope is generously sponsored by:

Participants collecting at least $35 will receive a St. Jude t-shirt. Participants collecting at least $75 will receive a St. Jude t-shirt and sports bag.

All donations/sponsorships must be turned in by November 3rd (to be counted for awards). Donations will still be accepted race day. Your entry fee will count toward your fundraising total .All checks need to be payable to: SJCRH.

Donation tracking forms are available for download here.

If you are a business and would like to sponsor the race, please click here for more information.

Awards

All 5K Runners will have chips to determine race times.

Race Awards
Awards will be presented to age group winners from under 6 to 70+ immediately following the races.

Fundraising Awards
Prizes for the top three fundraisers will be awarded on the day of the race.