This year’s Hyundai Hope On Wheels 5K Run/Walk is set for Sept. 30
Since 1998 Fountain Valley-based Hyundai Motor America and its dealers have worked tirelessly to support families, researchers, doctors and children impacted by childhood cancer.
To date, Hyundai’s nonprofit arm,
Hyundai Hope On Wheels, has awarded grants totaling more than $225 million
to help kids fight cancer. The goals of the
organization are to fund research and to create awareness for childhood cancer.
This year’s Hyundai Hope On Wheels 5K Run/Walk event is set for Saturday, Sept. 30. Activities get under way the night before with bounce houses, prizes and more.
Hyundai Hope On Wheels is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that
awards grants to various children’s oncology group member institutions, including Children’s Hospital of Orange County and other local children’s hospitals. In 2023, for Hyundai Hope On Wheel’s 25th anniversary, $25 million in pediatric cancer research grants will be awarded to hospitals across the United States.
There are three options for this year’s Hyundai Hope On Wheels participants: the certified 5K Run/Walk, a Virtual 5K,
and a Color Fun Run.
Every race entry fee directly benefits
Hyundai Hope On Wheels and local
nonprofits charities serving Fountain
Valley. Races take participants through both Fountain Valley Sports Park and Mile Square Regional Park. All race participants receive a race shirt, medal,
finish line photo, finish line video, and
access to the post-race expo area.
This year, nonprofits that are either
based in Fountain Valley or that serve Fountain Valley can receive a portion of the event proceeds by entering a team of at least 10 members.
benefit your organization while helping fund childhood cancer research.
“Hyundai Motor America is just an amazing community partner,” said city Community Services Director Rob
Frizzelle. “The collaboration between
the city, the FV Community Foundation and Hyundai supports our community,
our community groups and nonprofits through a single event.”
Hyundai Motor America gives $100,000 to the community, $25,000 of which goes toward staging the race and another $25,000 going to the Community Foundation, which, in turn, uses
the money to help fund various grants,
Frizzelle said.
You may be asking, “What’s a Color
Fun Run?”
In this race, participants start the
run wearing white T-shirts, but by
the end of the run they are covered in
color thanks to volunteers at stations along the course who throw color powder on them as they run by.
Frizzelle explains: “This is a race where you will be timed, but that’s not the goal. It’s about how much color and how dirty you get on the track.”
The Color Fun Run is staged immediately after the 5K event.
The Virtual 5K is an opportunity for Hyundai and its network of
dealers and supporters to participate remotely.
Register before Sept. 20 to guarantee your race shirt. Register for both the 5K Run and the Color Fun Run and receive the Color Fun Run for only $10. That is only $40 for both races.
To register your team or nonprofit, email fvrecreation@fountainvalley.
org with your team name, and contact
name and email.
To register as an individual, go to runsignup.com, click on 'Find a Race' at the top, and type in 'Hyundai' to find the registration page.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Information can be found on the website above or by emailing fvrecreation@fountainvalley.org