The Aden Perry Hero Event 5k

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Date 05 Dec, 2026
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Entry fee $40.00
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The Aden Perry Hero Event 5k

About the event

ADEN PERRY HERO EVENT. 

A 5k RUN/WALK TO HONOR THE  LIFE AND CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF ADEN PERRY AND HIS MOST SELFLESS AND HEROIC ACT THAT MADE HIM A HERO... NOW ANGEL AND A RECIPIENT OF THE CARNEGIE HERO AWARD

COLLECTING SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO DONATE TO STUDENTS IN NEED ON ADEN'S BIRTHDAY DECEMBER 11TH, TO HELP THEM ON THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEYS . BRING A BAG OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND YOU WILL GET A RAFFLE TICKET  FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A GREAT RAFFLE PRIZE.....

 IN HONOR OF ETHAN LAWRENCE, AN ELITE RUNNER AND OVERALL WINNER OF OUR 1ST ADEN PERRY HERO EVENT WHO LOST HIS LIFE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE OUT RUNNING, WE ARE AWARDING A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP TO THE 1ST PLACE OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE  RUNNER AGED 15-19

⭐️ FABULOUS LONG-SLEEVED DRI-WICK RACE SHIRTS⭐️

⭐️GREAT CHIPPED, TIMED  5K COURSE AT  MARKHAM PARK⭐️

⭐️CUSTOM FINISHER MEDALS TO ALL PARTICIPANTS⭐️

⭐️CUSTOM WINNER MEDALS GIVEN 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE MALE AND FEMALE OVERALL AND 1ST 3 MALE AND FEMALE WINNERS  IN EACH AGE GROUP⭐️

⭐️FINISHER MEDALS TO ALL REGISTERED 4 LEGGED PARTICIPANTS⭐️***DOGS INFO MUST BE ADDED TO HUMAN RUNNERS REGISTRATION***

⭐️WINNER MEDALS TO 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE OVERALL DOGS⭐️***DOGS INFO MUST BE ADDED TO HUMAN RUNNERS REGISTRATION***

⭐️  DOG WATER/TREAT STATION  ⭐️

⭐️BANDANAS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE FOR 2 or 4-LEGGED PARTICIPANTS⭐️

⭐️ ADEN PERRY GOOD SAMARITAN AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP, HOKA SNEAKERS AND CHICKNLEGS RUNNING SHORTS PRESENTED  IN HONOR OF ETHAN LAWRENCE TO THE  1st PLACE OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE RUNNER  AGE  15-19 ⭐️

⭐️DYNAMIC WARMUP BY OUTFIT ⭐️

⭐️GIRL SCOUT COLOR-GUARD ⭐️

⭐️NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMED LIVE  ⭐️

⭐️ MULTIPLE AMAZING PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS⭐️

⭐️ LOCAL MUSICIAN PERFORMING⭐️

⭐️FUN FOOD⭐️

⭐️COLLECTING SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO BE DONATED TO KIDS IN NEED⭐️

⭐️LIFE SAVING CPR DEMONSTRATION/TRAINING PROVIDED BY VIDAMED⭐️

⭐️SILENT AUCTION⭐️

⭐️RAFFLES⭐️

⭐️ SPONSOR VENDORS⭐️

⭐️SMOOCH ADEN'S POOCH BOOTH⭐️

⭐️LIVE DJ⭐️

⭐️LIVE BAND⭐️

⭐️ FUN FOOD⭐️

⭐️POST RACE FUN⭐️

⭐️POST RACE VOLLEY BALL GAME⭐️

⭐️CRAFT PROJECT OPPORTUNITY⭐️

⭐️POST EVENT REFRESHMENTS⭐️

⭐️CANDY BAR⭐️

⭐️SNOW CONES ⭐️

 

⭐️PACKET PICK-UP⭐️

THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD 4:00-7:00 PM 

RUNNER'S DEPOT DAVIE  2233 S. UNIVERSITY DRIVE  DAVIE FL.  33324

⭐️PACKET PICK-UP⭐️

 

Since "THAT NIGHT" so much has been done through the Aden Perry Good Samaritan and Scholarship Fund IN HONOR OF ADEN...

Aden was awarded the Carnegie Hero Award for his selfless heroic act

Aden posthumously  received 2 medals of Valor

Received 2 proclamations for Aden Perry Day in Broward County AND Aden's home town

Aden's Mum has received multiple awards for the works being done in Aden's name through the Aden Perry Good Samaritan And Scholarship Fund

Aden's Foundation is  an official  501C3   

We have given hundreds of SAT Prep Scholarships,including free tutoring,  study books and paid testing fees 

Awarded over 75  monetary scholarships to graduating seniors 

AWARDED ANOTHER STUDENT HERO A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO Fire Fighter / EMT SCHOOL

AWARDED ANOTHER STUDENT HERO A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE POLICE ACADEMY

Honored multiple student Good Samaritans on Aden Perry Day (1 each year)

Donated school supplies to over 2000 students in need

Supported other local charities

Helped students in protective custody and Foster Care through our Partnership with BCHBA with all their back to school needs

Sponsored Foster Care Kids Holiday Event

Sponsored 2 students to perform at Carnegie Music Hall

Sent the Western Robotics Club to State Championships

Sent school supplies and food to help set up a school in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa destroyed the area

Sponsored MANY student clubs at their National Competitions 

Set up a college/job prep center at Aden's High School

Set up  a reading corner at local Elementary School

Sponsored a sensory wall at a local Pre-School

Sponsored classroom events at local schools

Sponsored school events

Adopted and maintain a city street in honor of Aden

Presented the Aden Perry Hero Life Ring initiative with the goal of having life rings along waterways to aid in future water emergencies to save lives and prevent future drownings

Aden's Mum has Received multiple awards for the Aden Perry Hero Life Ring Initiative

Installed hundreds of Aden Perry Hero Life Rings in Broward, Miami Dade and Palm Beach Counties on a County level as well as in municipalities throughout those counties.

Installed Aden's Hero Life Rings in South Carolina

 Installed Aden's Hero Life Rings on campus at FSU and NSU 

THERE IS SOOOO MUCH MORE WORK TO BE DONE, AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DONATIONS, SPONSORSHIPS AND PARTICIPATION IN OUR EVENTS, ADEN'S NAME AND LEGACY WILL LIVE ON......

 

⭐️⭐️⭐️We are a 501C3...100% off all the funds generated from this event go directly towards helping students on their academic journeys through the Aden Perry Good Samaritan and Scholarship Fund⭐️⭐️⭐️

 

 

 

 

Races offered

05Dec

5K Run

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
07:30
Entry fee
$40.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for December in Sunrise.

Temperature17.0° / 24.9°
Feels like16.9° / 24.7°
Sunshine hours8h 17m
Rainfall2.6 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.5 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity76.4%
Max UV indexLow (2.4)
Sweat lossHigh
Course conditionsHard and dry surface
Sunrise08:00
Sunset18:32

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