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Virtual Ostomy 5k - Worldwide

Thu August 22 - Sat October 5, 2024 Biddeford, ME 04005 US
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Registration OPENS SOON with Early Bird Pricing!

Virtual Ostomy 5k - T-Shirt & Bib

$34 $29 Order your T-Shirt/Bib by Midnight ET on September 6th to receive it by October 5th & Celebrate Ostomy Awareness Day!
Registration OPENS SOON!

Virtual Ostomy 5k - Bib Only

$9 Register by September 29th to receive it in the mail!
2024 Southeast Region WOCN Conference in Chattanooga, TN!

Southeast Region WOCN® Conference 2024 - Open to Conference Attendees Only

$22 Southeast Region WOCN® Conference 2024 - Open to Conference Attendees Only

Race Website

Additional race information can be found at http://www.ostomy.org/5k.

Place

Worldwide
Virtual Race
Biddeford, ME US 04005

Description

We hope you will join us on Saturday, October 5, 2024 for Ostomy Awareness Day with your own 5k at your favorite place to run, walk, roll or pedal! You can even stay home and run or walk on your treadmill! All proceeds benefit United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc (UOAA) charity, a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible. (https://www.ostomy.org/)

 

Don't Delay - Register Today!

Take advantage of our Early Bird Pricing now! Your Registration Fee of $29.00 which includes a unisex adult or youth size T-Shirt and Bib.  Registration will close at least 10 days prior to the Virtual Run to ensure you will receive a T-Shirt and Bib by October 5th.

Registering for the Bib Only? If so, please register by Wednesday, September 25th by Noon to ensure the Bib is mailed to you. After September 27th a Bib will be e-mailed to you. Registration will close on Friday, October 4th at 12 Noon Eastern Time to ensure a Bib can be e-mailed to you by October 5th.

UOAA is happy to announce that there will be a special Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k in conjunction with the Southeast Region WOCN® Conference 2024. Please note that registration is only open to those attending the conference in Chattanooga, TN on August 22-24. For more information about the Southeast Region WOCN Conference, please visit their website www.serwocn.org or email us at 5kregistration@ostomy.org

 

CREATE OR JOIN A RACE GROUP/TEAM!

Once you’ve registered you also have the option to CREATE a new RACE GROUP/TEAM or to JOIN one that’s already been established. This is a great way to get others in your community to Register to Participate in the Run and compete against each other. Invite family, friends, co-workers to Register, join your Race Group/Team (or start their own), order their T-Shirt & Bib and celebrate the day with you! (Please note this is NOT a Team Fundraiser. To set up a Personal or Team Fundraiser, please go to the DONATE button.)

 

FUNDRAISING

NEW! Raise $125 or more and your Registration Fee will be refunded!

Fundraising is an important aspect of our Run for Resilience Ostomy 5K. Funds raised help UOAA continue to provide resources, educational materials, advocacy and support to the ostomy and continent diversion community.

We invite you to set up your own Personal or Team Fundraiser when registering to participate in the event, or through our DONATE button at the top of this page. You can create a unique Fundraiser Name and URL address, personalize your fundraising message, and direct your friends and family to your page to join your team or sponsor you in your fundraising goal.

 

FUNDRAISING INCENTIVES

Your commitment to fundraise and support the ostomy and continent diversion community is no small endeavor, and we appreciate your dedication and hard work.

Fundraising Level - Empower: $200+ in fundraising individually or as a Team Captain. 
♦Fundraising award: To be announced!
 
Fundraising Level - Champion: $400+ in fundraising individually or as a Team Captain
♦Fundraising award: To be announced!

The Champion level fundraisers will also receive the Empower level fundraising award. 

 

DONATIONS

United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports, empowers and advocates for the estimated 725,000 to 1 Million people who are living with an ostomy or continent diversion across the country. Your generous donation helps us to raise awareness of this life-saving surgery and to continue our mission of promoting their quality of life through information, support, advocacy and collaboration. To make a Donation or start a Fundraising Team, please click on the "DONATE" Button at the top of this page.

 

CELEBRATE THE DAY!

♦ Run, walk, roll or pedal a 5k (3.1 miles) route of your choice near you.  Ask your family and friends to join you and create your own group or mini-event.  You can even run/walk on a treadmill or ride a stationary bike to reach your goal!

♦ Share your success! Take pictures of yourself doing your virtual race and email them to us or tag us on Facebook or Instagram.

♦ Promote ostomy awareness and education to your family, friends and community on Ostomy Awareness Day. Post your experience to both UOAA's Facebook page and the Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k Facebook page!

♦ Hashtag your photos #RunforResilience and we may share on UOAA's pages on Twitter or Instagram.

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