2014 Best Kids Run

2014 Best Kids Run

Eleven years ago when we set out to create a charity 5K to raise money and awareness about fetal syndromes, I didn’t want it to be just another charity 5K.  I wanted it to be a celebration of family. I wanted an event that allowed families the opportunity to spend...
ELITE ATHLETES TO SET SWEET PACE AT GREAT CANDY RUN

ELITE ATHLETES TO SET SWEET PACE AT GREAT CANDY RUN

This weekend’s Great Candy Run will host a number of area elite athletes competing for cash prizes as part of its 5,000+ participant list. The 11th annual event is set for Denver’s Washington Park on November 9th. The event is presented by The Colorado Institute for...
Tween Girls The Twinspiration Behind Denver’s Great Candy Run

Tween Girls The Twinspiration Behind Denver’s Great Candy Run

Behind every major cause are people and stories that validate its existence.  For the Fetal Health Foundation and its main fundraising event, The Great Candy Run, that inspiration is in the form of twin girls, Ashley and Aspen Somers. Just over 13 years ago, Lonnie...
GOTR TO USE GREAT CANDY RUN AS CULMINATING 5K EVENT

GOTR TO USE GREAT CANDY RUN AS CULMINATING 5K EVENT

DENVER, CO, October 20, 2014 – On November 9th, as many as 2,000 Girls on the Run participants and coaches from around the Denver area will flood The Great Candy Run with young girls working toward completing their end of season 5K. [blockquote]”We are so...