Costume run for kids will be a blast!

TROY, Mich. – Families looking for a fun fall activity can join Legacy Adoption Services (LAS) advocates and running fanatics for the 9th Annual Forever Home Run presented by The KSG Group at Morgan Stanley. The 5k run/walk is on Sat., Oct. 7, at 9 a.m. at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Bloomfield Hills. Proceeds from the event will help more kids in the foster care system find adoptive homes.

Families can participate in the 5k run/walk for $35 per runner. On race day, prices will increase to $40 per runner. Adults and children are encouraged to dress up in their favorite costumes and run in the 1k Dress-up Dash for $20 per runner. The 1k Dress-up Dash will start after the main event at 10:30 a.m. All Forever Home Run participants will receive a commemorative medal and t-shirt. Plus, kid-friendly activities like face painting, crafts, and a bounce house will be available to entertain the whole family. 

A virtual 5k run/walk is available for those who want to participate in their own space. Virtual participants can start on Fri., Oct. 6. Visit foreverhomerun.com for more details.

Forever Home Run Gold Sponsors Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church and Clark Hill provided funding and volunteers to make this event possible. Racing experts from Eastside Racing Company, Fast Dog Timing and Race Management and Hansons Running Shop also developed the courses and will monitor the course, manage the electronic timing system and the award ceremony on race day.

LAS created the Forever Home Run in 2015 to build awareness of the need for forever homes for kids in foster care— especially older children, sibling groups, and medically fragile youth.

LAS is Michigan’s largest private provider of adoptions. Facilitating adoptions from foster care since 1977, LAS began as a collaboration between Samaritas and Wellspring Lutheran Services and has grown over the years to include adoptions from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services.

Services offered through LAS include adoptive parent support group sessions, specialized parenting training, family matching and recruitment program, and dollars for minor home projects to help adoptive parents meet licensing regulations. Funds also cover student camps and sports team fees, birthday gifts, and special needs items for youth awaiting adoption.