RUN FOR THE RING 5K & KIDS FUN RUN

A giant THANK YOU for making the 2022 Run for the Ring 5K & Kids Fun Run a record-breaking fundraising year!

On Saturday, August 13th, the 8th Annual Run for the Ring 5K Walk, Run, and Kids Fun Run presented by Empower was held at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes on the beautiful University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. This year’s run was emceed by 97.3 KBCO’s one and only Brad White while newcomer Hannah Mean gave a moving rendition of the National Anthem. Participants included 25 teams and a total of 470 runners, walkers, and strollers, all coming together in support of reaching the Brass Ring - the cure for type 1 diabetes.

This year’s Kids Fun Run was kicked off by Rocky the SuperMascot of the Denver Nuggets and Bernie of the Colorado Avalanche who cheered kids on as they passed by! With Otter Pops, two foam parties, hamster balls and a hydro blast course, it was truly a remarkable year full of fun and excitement for the whole family.

A big shout-out to Dr. Lori Sussel and The Barbara Davis Center Research Division Team for winning the largest team with 41 members! First place finishers for our seven age divisions were awarded medals and Runners Roost gift certificates at the awards ceremony presented by Dexcom. Congratulations to our 5K top male finisher Eric Monda and top female finisher Hana Husmann! Another special shout-out goes to Margot Rea, our top individual fundraiser, she raised nearly $10K on her own! Fundraisers like Margot help ensure that The Guild of the Children's Diabetes Foundation can fund research, promote diabetes awareness and education, assist families in need, provide continuing education scholarships, and sponsor social activities for children and their families.

Thank you to our generous sponsors Empower, 97.3 KBCO, Colorado Expression, Diamond Homes, Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tandem Diabetes Care, Dexcom, Denver Kids Out and About, Eldorado Natural Spring Water, and Gluconfidence for your participation. A special thanks to Michelle Shaw of Medtronic for doing our warmup, and event co-chairs Katie Grassby and Kara Diamond-Husmann. Run for the Ring is made possible by our incredible volunteers and community. We couldn’t have done this without committee members Christy Alberts, Andrea Bowerman, Dana Davis, Lori Finch, Kate Frost, Hailey Husmann, Hana Husmann, Sophia Johnson, Paige Lindbloom, Brenda Neyman, Sydney Rickert, Lyn Schaffer, and Christy Vasey. Thank you!

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