Register for the Making a Difference 5k, The Kathy Hwang Memorial 5k Walk/Run 

When: November 15, 2015, 8:00 am for the 5k, 9:00 Fun Run

Where: Sanders Corner Elementary, 43100 Ashburn Farm Parkway, Ashburn, VA 20147. Our certified course begins and ends at Sanders Corner Elementary.

Registration Information: 

 5k/$25 through September 30

5k/$30 October 1 through October 31. 

 5k/$35 November 1-November 12. Online registration closes on November 12 at 8:00 pm. 

5k/$40 Race day registration - Registrations will be accepted during packet pick up 

All registrants must print and sign the waiver in order to participate. Please click below to print the appropriate waiver and bring it with you to packet pick up:    Adult Waiver      Minor Waiver      

Each registered participant will be guaranteed a commemorative t-shirt if registered by November 1, 2015. All registrations received after that date will be offered a shirt on a first come first serve basis at packet pick up. 

Packet Pick-up: At Sanders Corner Elementary School: Friday November 13, 4:00-7:00, Saturday November 14, 11:00-1:00 and race day morning prior to the race.

Children's Book Donations

New children's books will be collected during packet pick up and race day. Please consider donating a new book (or two) to help support the new "Read to the Principal" program at the sponsored school. Each book collected will have a bookplate added inside to honor Mrs. Hwang and the "Read to the Principal" program.

Awards: Awards will be given to the top 3 male and top female over all winners and top 3 male and female finishers in the following age groups: 8 & Under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 & Over. 

Fun Run: There will be a Fun Run at the conclusion of the 5k and awards! Stay for the fun. The Fun Run will be free and registration will be at packet pick up or during the race. 

The 5k is a stroller friendly event. Parking will be limited, please plan accordingly.

Course Map: Download [PDF 4.7MB]

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Help us Make a Difference in the lives of our children. The 5k walk/run is in honor and remembrance of our Principal, Kathy Hwang, who passed away in November 2012. Mrs. Hwang was a lifelong educator, who loved her students at Sanders Corner. One of the most beneficial programs she brought to Sanders Corner was the "Read to the Principal" program, where every student had the opportunity to read, either a book or something they had written, to Mrs. Hwang and in return had their picture hung on the school bulletin board and was given a book of their own to take home. Help us continue to make a difference! Proceeds from the 5k will be used to begin a "Read to the Principal" Program at another Loudoun County Public School and help fund staff development!

In the fall of 2012, just before welcoming the children back for the 2012-2013 school year, Kathy read the following story to the teachers;

"One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it in to the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, "What are you doing?" The youth replied, "Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them back, they'll die." "Son," the man said, "don't you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can't make a difference!" After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said, "I made a difference for that one!" 

This story is meant to remind teachers and parents alike to maintain the vision that each of us are able to make a difference in a child's life, even if it is just one child at a time.

If you are interested in inquiring about large group rates or if you are in need of financial assistance, please email:  makingadifference5k@gmail.com 

If you are interested in sponsoring the Making A Difference 5k Run/Walk, please click here for more details