Bonita Stanton, M.D., Memorial 5K

🏃‍♀️ Bonita Stanton, M.D., Memorial 5K

🕘 9:00 a.m. | Sunday, October 5, 2025
📍 Brookdale Park, Bloomfield, NJ

🌟 Event Overview

The Bonita Stanton, M.D., Memorial 5K is a fully inclusive event for everyone - all ages and all abilities are encouraged to participate!

💰 Event Purpose

The proceeds of this year's event will benefit the Bonita F. Stanton, M.D., Scholarship Endowment Fund, which will provide vital scholarships to the talented future physicians accepted into the highly sought after Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.

A beloved colleague, physician, mentor, and educator, Bonita F. Stanton, M.D., was the founding dean of Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and a true inspiration to all who knew her. She was a prolific researcher, author, and educator. It is impossible to overstate her role in bettering and saving untold lives over the course of her career as a pediatrician and medical education visionary. A true leader of positive change, Dean Stanton envisioned a world in which every person - in her own words - could have “access to excellent health outcomes and well-being" in the State of New Jersey and beyond.

🏅 Race Certification

USATF Certified & Sanctioned 5K Race

📝 Registration Details

• Pre-Registration: $30 - This registration type is for runners who would like to compete in the USATF certified and timed 5K. Includes official runner bib, t-shirt, and refreshments.
• Registration after Sunday, September 28: $35
• You can also register in person on race day from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
• Timed race begins at 9:00 a.m. sharp - Rain or shine!

For more information, visit the official event page: Bonita Stanton, M.D., Memorial 5K.