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Gift of Hope Community Foundation 5K Run, Walk & Roll

September 13, 2026
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 US

Memory Miles Signs

We are again offering Memory Miles signs this year.

Memory Miles is a portion of the race route dedicated to organ, tissue, and eye donors in recognition of the gift of life they gave. We celebrate the lives of our donor heroes and support their families through these memorial signs as tributes and honors.

If you order a memorial sign when you are registering, your receipt will include a link to a form for you to complete and upload a picture of your loved one. Landscape orientated pictures work best. Any questions, please contact foundation@giftofhope.org

Memorial Pennants & Instructions

We encourage all donor families attending the 5K to make a memorial pennant for their loved ones that we will display at the 5K.  Please bring the finished decorated pennant on the day of the race to the Team Hope Village tent.

Please be mindful that these will be displayed with the wider end of the pennant at the top of the community line or vertical NOT horizontal when designing.  Please leave 1/4" at the top blank to attach the pennant to the line.

Steps:

  1. Print and cut out the template
  2. Use the template to cut out the pennant from stiffened felt sheets.  Stiffened felt sheets work best or felt glued to a cardboard backer.
  3. Decorate any way you would like with puffy paint, paint pens, cutouts, photos, letters, etc.
  4. Bring with you on Sunday, September 28 by 8:30am to the Team Hope Tent to hang your memorial Pennant on the Community Line.

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