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Walk of Hope + 5K Run to Defeat Depression
Hope for Depression Research Foundation's
Summer Fundraising Event
On Saturday August 5th, 2017, lace
up your sneakers and join Hope
for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF) as they set
out on the second annual Walk
of Hope + 5K Run to Defeat Depression. The USA Track and
Field sanctioned event will raise
awareness and funds for advanced depression research with
every dollar raised going directly to research.
Author Jay
McInerney will serve as Grand Marshal and
HDRF's Founder Audrey
Gruss will lead participants of runners, walkers and all
supporters of all ages on a beautiful route around Lake
Agawam in Southampton Village. The event is high-spirited,
family-focused, inspiring and fun. The first 500
participants will receive a keepsake event hat; and prizes
will be awarded for best time in different age categories as
well as for the top individual fundraiser and top
fundraising team.
Audrey Gruss founded HDRF in April 2006 in
memory of her mother Hope, who struggled with clinical
depression. Today, HDRF is the leading nonprofit
organization focused solely on depression research. The
World Health Organization has declared depression as the
leading cause of disability worldwide, but despite its
prevalence, depression is still misunderstood, underfunded
and under-researched. The mission of the HDRF is to fund
innovative neuroscience research into the origins, medical
diagnosis, new treatments, and prevention of depression and
its related mood disorders - bipolar disorder, postpartum
depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder
and suicide. To date, HDRF has provided more than $20
million through over 125 grants for accelerated breakthrough
depression research that promises to lead to new and better
medications and treatments. Register online by clicking here or
call 212.676.3205.
Registration Information:
· Date:
Saturday August 5th, 2017
· Meeting
Point: The Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane, Southampton, NY
· Time:
Check-in begins at 7:45am and the Walk + 5k Run begins at
9am
· Cost:
$50 per adult, and $15 per child (14 and under) and
includes special hat and t-shirt |