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Lainey's Journey

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Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026

Time: 9:00 am EST

Location: Bells Mills Park | Shea Dr, Chesapeake, VA 23322

Every August, families and communities around the world come together for 8,000 Steps for 8p Heroes to raise awareness, support research, and stand beside those living with 8p chromosome disorders. This year, we walk in honor of our very own 8p hero, Lainey, and the approximately 500 children around the world living with this rare condition.

Lainey was born with 8p Inverted Duplication Deletion Syndrome, an ultra-rare genetic disorder that has shaped her journey in ways we never imagined. Her life has included countless appointments, therapies, challenges, and moments of uncertainty — but it has also been filled with incredible strength, love, determination, and victories that remind us just how amazing she truly is.

Lainey is our hero.

Every smile, every new skill, every moment of progress, and every challenge she pushes through shows us a strength far beyond what words can describe. She has taught us that every step matters — even the small ones.

The 8,000 Steps for 8p Heroes campaign supports the Project 8p Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to accelerating research and improving the lives of those affected by 8p neurodevelopmental disorders.

This walk is about so much more than reaching 8,000 steps. It is about raising awareness for a condition many people have never heard of, supporting families on similar journeys, funding research that brings hope for the future, and reminding children like Lainey that they are seen, valued, and loved.

Whether you walk with us in person, join virtually, donate, or help share Lainey’s story, you are making an impact. Every step represents hope. Every person who joins Team Lainey helps shine a light on 8p and the incredible children who inspire us every day.

Thank you for walking alongside us and celebrating our beautiful girl.

Small steps. Big hope. One extraordinary little hero.  

Top Donors

$3,003 Raised By 64 Donors

$100 from Anonymous
$100 in support of cynthia Cook
$100 on behalf of James “J.R.” Reynolds
$100 in support of Lainey
$100 in honor of Lisa Cenzalli
$100 in honor of Lisa Cenzalli
$108 in support of Scott Clifford
$89 from Anonymous
$96 in honor of Paul Pongratz
$88 in honor of David Smith
$80 in support of Karen Hill
$80 in support of Lainey Greene
$88 in honor of Porsche Granum
$80 from Anonymous
$58 from Anonymous
$50 in support of JAN HORTON
$50 in honor of Jennifer Hall
$50 in honor of Jonathan Hinson
$50 in honor of Kathryn Galford
$50 from Anonymous
$50 in support of Lainey
$58 in honor of Lainey
$66 in honor of Lainey Bug
$50 in support of Lainey Bug
$58 on behalf of Lance Standridge
$50 in honor of Michael Thibeault
$50 in honor of Sam Gulisano
$50 in honor of Timothy Morgan
$50 from Anonymous
$50 in support of Wesley Brewley
$45 in honor of Zach Templeton
$28 in honor of A CFD brother
$28 in honor of Chad Draper
$25 on behalf of Alison Robare
$25 in support of Barbara Cuffe
$57 from Anonymous
$25 from Anonymous
$25 in support of Judith Baket
$25 from Anonymous
$28 on behalf of Cody Thompson
$28 in support of Lainey
$20 in support of Lainey
$20 in honor of LeVario Franklin
$18 in honor of Jonathan Bacon
$16 in support of Aaron Wescoat
$16 from Anonymous
$32 in support of Lainey
$23 from Anonymous
$18 from Anonymous
$18 in support of Erin Greene
$9 in support of Lainey’s Journey
$24 from Anonymous
$8 in honor of Alecia Kane
$8 from Anonymous
$16 in honor of Cheryl King
$8 in honor of Dillon Tarvin
$16 from Anonymous
$16 from Anonymous
$16 in honor of Jacob Smith
$8 in honor of Katie Horn
$8 on behalf of Raegan Horne
$8 on behalf of Richard Ojeda
$8 in honor of Richard Ojeda
$21 from Anonymous

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