Circle of Care 5K

Day-Of Information

Parking is available at the Wilton Train Station, 7 Station Rd., Wilton CT. Our volunteers will guide you to Merwin Meadows for the event.

Please check in at our Check-In Tent upon arrival to get your race bib and commemorative race t-shirt.

Race starts promptly at 9 AM. Please plan to arrive by 8:45 to allow time for parking and a short kick-off speech.

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Run or walk (or 5K-your-way) our CARE to Run 5K benefitting Circle of Care for families of children with cancer! Our in-person run is back again this year - with the option for supporters to continue participating virtually if they are unavailable on race day.

While we encourage you to join in on the fun with us at Merwin Meadows in Wilton, CT, if you can't make it, you can opt to participate anywhere, any way, and at any pace you choose. Our virtual event allows you to participate however you want--whether you walk around your neighborhood, run through your local park, or get your miles in on a treadmill/stationary bike/elliptical, it's up to you.

If you choose to join us at Merwin Meadows for our in-person event, you can enjoy music, activities, and snacks & refreshments at our After Race Tailgate! 

You can read more about Daniel's story, here.

We wouldn't be able to help families like Daniel's without your support of events like this one. Please, take a minute to read about his journey. Families like his need more than medicine to heal - because of this, Circle of Care exists to fill the gap in nonmedical support for families facing a childhood cancer diagnosis.

We hope you will consider fundraising either as an individual or as a team with your friends, family, and/or colleagues. Fundraising can be as easy as creating a Facebook fundraiser - which can be done directly through this RunSignup event page. Harnessing the power of your network has never been easier!

Individual Fundraising Incentives
Prizes will be awarded to the top three individual fundraisers! If you are fundraising with a team - your individual total raised will still contribute toward these prizes.
Fundraising incentives apply to individual fundraiser totals only

Fundraising as a team

Gather your network and have each person fundraise toward your team goal! Upon registration, click "Become a Fundraiser" to get started. After filling out your personal information, scroll down and toggle the "Create a Team" switch to "Yes" to form a new team, or use the drop-down menu to join an existing team. If you need any assistance with creating or being put on a team after registration or with your fundraising efforts please email tracy.cramer@thecircleofcare.org

Prizes are available for the top three fundraising teams. These prizes apply to the team total raised. In addition to this, your team can commit to fundraising one of the levels below for additional incentives!

Fundraise $1,000
As a team captain, you can commit to your team raising $1,000 (Ex. Create a team of 10 people who all agree to fundraise or contribute $100 each). Committing to fundraising at this level entitles your team to...
- 4 waived registration fees
- Fun sunglasses for each team member
- 1 team motivation sign on the race route
- 1 professional team photo

Fundraise $2,500

You can commit to your team raising $2,500 (Ex. Create a team of 10 people who all agree to fundraise or contribute $250 each, or a team of 20 people who commit to raising $125 each). Committing to fundraising at this level entitles your team to...
- 6 waived registration fees
- Custom team 5K Tek Tee for each team member
- Fun sunglasses for each team member
- 2 team motivation signs on the race route
- 1 professional team photo

Fundraise $5,000

You can commit to your team raising $5,000 (Ex. Create a team of 10 people who all agree to fundraise or contribute $500 each, or a team of 20 people who commit to raising $250 each, etc.). Committing to fundraising at this level entitles your team to...
- 10 waived registration fees
- Custom team 5K Tek Tee for each team member
- Fun sunglasses for each team member
- 3 team motivation signs on the race route
- 1 professional team photo