Bay City Memorial Run Events 2026

Who we are running for - Blue Star Service Dogs (https://www.bluestarservicedogs.org/) and Bay Veterans Foundation (https://www.bayveterans.org/) When and where - 21May2026, 18.00 (6.00) for the 5k, 18.45 (6.45pm) for the longer-k, Veterans Memorial Park (John F Kennedy Drive, Bay City, MI) Those who cant make the event day but still want to be a part, there is a virtual option for you; well find a way to get your items to you. Cost - $10 for the run events (do one or both; were casual) without the hat, if you sign up by 20May; $35 for the run events with the hat, provided you sign up by 4May. Signing up day of the event will get you mockery and stern looks, but those will go away if you add another $5 ($15 total) to do the race. If there are any leftover hats on race day, those will be $25. The price has gone up $5 for the add-on because of the embroidery on the hat. We wont be making any money on those because its more important to us that you can wear something out and about that remembers those army nurses killed while serving. The hats are a one-size fits all unless your head is very small or very large. The drawstring will accommodate head sizes 22in / 56cm (size 7) to 24-5/8in / 63cm (size 7-7/8). What you get - dog tag that will be personalized, the option to add a wicked cool floppy hat, some exercise, the satisfaction of supporting two groups designed to help veterans, and, most importantly, remembering a specific group of DoD personnel who never came home. If you do not want another chain to go with your medal (ex. you did previous years events and you want to keep all your dogtags on one chain), feel free to return the chain to me on race day. If you would like to make an additional donation to both BVF and BSSD, there is a donation box that shows up after the merchandise section of this sign up. None of that donation, if you choose this option, goes to overhead; every penny will go straight to the two organizations. No passive-aggresive pressuring or ju