Ready...Set...Run! Were excited to announce that the Hospice of the Piedmont (HOP) Run & Remember 5K is going HYBRID for 2022! Join us and remember a loved one with a self-paced 5K/3.1-mile run at home, a local trail, or at our HOP HYBRID 5K circuit on May 7. Participants are free to run, walk, bike, or hike, the 5-kilometers/3.1 miles any time between May 6 and May 8. Mileage can be completed indoors or outdoors. We have missed seeing everyone and had hoped to host a fully in-person race, but the current climate precludes this format. We hope that our HYBRID format will allow everyone to participate at any level.

Registrants will continue to contribute to a great cause: supporting the end-of-life, palliative, and grief services provided by Hospice of the Piedmont.

HYBRID Run & Remember 5K Saturday, May 7, from 8-10 a.m.

For those that wish to connect in-person, we will host a 5K/3.1-mile circuit on the campus of our Hospice of the Piedmont office , located at 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Charlottesville, VA, for a self-paced run/walk. The HYBRID Run & Remember 5K will include a fun Kids Dash (9 a.m. start) for our youngest supporters, highlighting our Center for Children, and well conclude with a cool-down reflection session hosted by the Center for Grief & Healing at 10 a.m. and streaming on our website. Our HOP HYBRID Hospitality tent will be open from 8 - 10 a.m. with fun, refreshments, and fellowship. Click here for more information.

On-Site Packet Pick Up

Meet the Hospice of the Piedmont family on Friday, May 6 when we offer the opportunity for race packet curbside pickup at 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Charlottesville, VA from 4 - 6 p.m. Your packet will include your race t-shirt, information, and promotional goodies in a reusable Wegmans tote bag.

Raise Awareness #hopva5K

In addition to supporting Hospice of the Piedmont, we are encouraging everyone to raise awareness about Hospice of the Piedmont and the HYBRID Run & Remember 5K by sharing hashtags on your social media by using #hopva5k #hopva #runforhopva and add #hopva to any peer-to-peer social sharing.

Registration Information

PLEASE NOTE THAT RACE REGISTRATION IS SEPARATE FROM TEAM FUNDRAISING; IN ORDER TO ENSURE YOU RECEIVE YOUR RACE T-SHIRT AND MATERIALS, PLEASE REGISTER HERE.

Prize Categories

Anyone who is registered for the race and shares photos of their race experience to 5K@hopva.org by May 9 is eligible for a prize in the following categories: Most Spirited Individual, Largest Team, Top Fundraising Team, Most Scenic Route, Most Creative Way to Complete a 5K, and Best Pet Partner .

Sharing the Journey

Since 2001, this community-driven race has grown to be our top signature event with support from corporate and individual sponsorship, registration, participant fundraising, and memorial contributions. Some of the ways you impacted our community, last year alone, by supporting Hospice of the Piedmont include:

Nearly 1,800 patients and their families were cared for. Thanks to private philanthropy, all services can be covered - even those not covered by private insurance.

More than 3,500 calls were made by bereavement staff, counselors, and volunteers to support grieving members of our community last year. Our art therapists have conducted over 1,000 sessions with children and their families. Our Center for Grief and Healing and Center for Children provide free grief support services at no cost to anyone in our community.

Complementary programs like our Veterans Services, and Music By the Bedside, provide customized care for patients and their families. These programs are made possible only by the support of our community.

PLEASE JOIN US THE WEEKEND OF MAY 7, 2022, TO CELEBRATE AND REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONES!

Questions? Contact Kathryn Kieffer, Development Associate, at 5K@hopva.org or (434) 817-6919