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THE RACE OF HOPE CELEBRATES ITS 7th ANNIVERSARY
IN PALM BEACH THIS FEBRUARY
The Race of Hope Returns to Bradley Park To Raise
Funds
For Mental Health Research
February 15, 2025
On Saturday, February 15,
2025, Hope for Depression
Research Foundation (HDRF) will celebrate the seventh anniversary
of its signature Race of Hope 5K Walk & Run at
Bradley Park. The presenting sponsor for the 2025
Race is Findlay Galleries. The
Race is a highly anticipated
event that continues to grow since launching in Palm Beach
in 2019. Each year, hundreds of
runners and walkers throughout South Florida gather to
raise critical funds for mental health research.
“This year marks our seventh anniversary in Palm Beach, and
we are constantly in awe of the turnout from this
community,” said HDRF
Founding Chair, Audrey Gruss. “At HDRF our mission is to
spread mental health awareness and find new and, most
importantly, better treatments for depression research.”
Gruss noted,
“Currently our
Depression Task Force of top brain scientists has identified
20 genes that are linked to depression and anxiety and will
be bringing them to human clinical trials for development.
This is a major turning point for the mental health research
space, and it’s thanks to the support from our community
that we are able to make these vital strides in depression
research and treatment.”
Gruss and
HDRF Board member Scott Snyder, both Palm Beach
residents, will serve as Co-Grand Marshals for the
Race. They will lead participants on a 5K (3.1 mile) route
starting at Bradley Park and looping along the Palm Beach
Lake Trail, with beautiful water views. The Race is a
high-spirited, family-friendly
event that is open to all ages and speeds, with dogs and
strollers welcomed.
Registration Information:
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Date: February
15, 2025
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Meeting Point: Bradley Park, Palm Beach,
FL 33480
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Race Gear Early Pick Up: February 14,
2025,
from 12:00PM – 5:30PM at the Mandel Recreation Center
“North Colonnade”, 340 Seaview Avenue, Palm Beach FL
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Time: Check-in begins at 6:30AM – 7:45AM
(sharp) and the Race of Hope begins at 8:00 AM. Beverages
and grab and go snacks will be offered at the finish
line.
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$50 up to 02/14/25;
$55 on Race Day (02/15/25)
The Palm Beach Race of Hope drew nearly
900 participants and raised
$900,000 for HDRF’s advanced depression research in 2024,
breaking all previous records. The
Race was first launched in Southampton in August 2016. Since
then, the Race of Hope series has raised over $1.5 million
for depression research.
On May 18,
2025, HDRF will also host
its third annual Teen Race of Hope for city
high schools in New York. 100% of the funds raised from
these races will go directly to advanced depression
research.
For more information or to register for the race, visit: https://www.raceofhopeseries.com/.
Palm Beach Race of Hope Committee
Race of Hope Co-Grand Marshals: Audrey
Gruss and Scott Snyder
Diamond Committee Level: Marvin
H. Davidson Foundation and Laura & Brent Nicklas
Platinum Committee Level: Becky
& F. William Bryan, Philippe & Deborah Dauman
Jamee & Peter Gregory, Charles & Kaaren Hale,
Simone & David Levinson, Nicola & Jeffrey Marcus Heidi and
Tom McWilliams, Alina de Almeida and John Paulson, Thomas C.
Quick & Michael Donnell, Barbera Hale Thornhill and Lynne
Wheat
Gold Committee Level: Paola
Bacchini & Arnold Rosenshein, CeCe & Lee Black, Julie & Mike
Connors, The Honorable David Fischer & Jennifer Fischer,
Frances Fisher, Cindy & Chris Galvin, Yaz & Valentin
Hernandez, Ann F. Jeffery, Melanie & Roger Lawson,
Ambassador & Mrs. John L. Loeb Jr., Muffy & Donald Miller,
Jeffrey Pfeifle & David Granville, Kara Ross, Pat Ryan,
Christine Schott, Taylor Family Foundation and Nancy
Yanofsky & Ed Brown
Silver Committee Level: Robin
Baker Leacock, Geoffrey N. Bradfield, Susie & Vere Gaynor
Hilary Geary Ross, Barbara & Alan Glatt, Darcy Gould, J. Ira
& Nicki Harris Family Foundation, Tania & Brian Higgins,
Herb & Eva Jacobi, Jayne T. Keith, Eleanora Kennedy, Kamie
Lightburn, Stephanie Loeffler, Sharon Bush & Bob Murray,
Lucia N. Musso, Sallie B. Phillips, Joanna Roland, Frances
G. Scaife, Barbara & Randall Smith, Mary Snow, Betsy & Wally
Turner, Lis Waterman, Michelle WorthClelia & Tom Zacharias,
Matthew Ailey & Greg Zaffiro and Silvia Zoullas
Palm Beach Race of Hope Junior Committee
Honorary Chair: PJ
Quick Pollack
Chairs: Callie
Baker Holt, Nick Mele
Vice Chairs:
Hollis Bradley Pica, Chloe Pearl Glaser, Katherine Lande &
Kevin Condon, Lauren Merck, Mona Nasser, Whitney Schott,
Grace & Tally Walker and Sarah Wetenhall
Committee: Bettina
Anderson, Matthew Dane Brookshire, Zoe Bullock Cacioppo,
Christina Coleman, Samantha Curry, Linsey Walters Desich,
CeCe Glatt, Alexandra Grace, Clementine Goutal, Alex Hamer,
Jennifer Gowdy, Maggi Haigh, Stacey Leuliette, Jennifer
Lourie, Bryan Ludwig, Elizabeth Marshman, Jennifer Maerz,
Taylor Materio, Devon McCready, Matthew Oleszczuk, Jack
Rooney, Hannah Selleck, Kirsten Smith, Grant Sory, Alanna
Sutherland and Eric Viner
Palm Beach Race of Hope Sponsors
Bar Harbour Shops Access Pop-Up, Coastal
Gardens, Environment Design Group, Findlay Galleries, Isaia
Napoli, JP Morgan Private Bank, Le Bilboquet, Livingston
Builders, Love Binetti, Marble of the World, Marissa
Collections, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Palm Beach
Illustrated, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, PG Forsta,
Pure Skin Palm Beach, Robert and Perri Bishop Foundation,
Rubinson Glaser Family, Smith & Elkin, South Flagler House,
Tammy Fender Holistic Skin Care and Veronica Beard
ABOUT HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION
(HDRF)
HDRF was founded in 2006 by philanthropist
Audrey Gruss in memory of her mother Hope, who struggled
with clinical depression. The mission of the HDRF is to spur
the most innovative brain 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. The World Health Organization has
declared depression as the leading cause of disability
worldwide, and yet conventional medications today are
outdated and do not fully work for 50% of patients. HDRF is
working tirelessly to improve the mental health landscape
for every American. The Foundation has provided more than
$85 million through over 200 grants for breakthrough
depression research that promises to transform the way
depression is viewed, diagnosed, treated and prevented.
Currently, HDRF has a potential new class of medication in
pilot clinical trials at Mount Sinai Medical Center, and
Stanford University. HDRF is also funding clinical trials
into other novel therapeutics and diagnostic tests at Johns
Hopkins, University of San Diego, and the Center for Healthy
Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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