Splash 5K

🏃‍♂️ Splash 5K Overview

Splash 5K is a family-friendly run/walk fundraiser for the Ishan Gala Foundation. IGF provides financial and emotional support to families in Virginia and through the U.S. with a child fighting cancer. After the Race, there will be awards and participants can enjoy snacks, mingle, learn about IGF and our fighting families.

🌟 About the Ishan Gala Foundation (IGF)

IGF was founded by Mayank and Sejal Gala after the loss of their 2 year old son, Ishan, to neuroblastoma in 2008.

• Foundation Purpose: They witnessed the many hardships families faced and the lack of research for treatment for Neuroblastoma.
• Research Funding: They began by providing vital research grants to support clinical trials focused on finding less toxic treatments and helping families with financial burdens.
• Support Focus: In 2015, IGF began to switch its focus on strictly supporting families financially and emotionally in Virginia then expanding nationally.
• Mission: The Ishan Gala Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit with a mission to be present in lives of children fighting cancer and their families to improve their quality of life during and after treatment.

🎈 Programs and Support

IGF fulfills its mission through various programs focused on easing financial stress, celebrating milestones in their lives, comforting during the bad days, and bringing moments of joy and fun into their lives during this extremely long, tough journey.

• Holiday Cheer Program: We help families during the holidays by fulfilling wishlists, providing wrapping supplies, grocery gift cards and a holiday party exclusively for families.
• Family Support: From something as simple as delivering a smile to taking care of a month of bills …we are there for our families.

🔗 Learn More

For more information please visit www.ishangala.org

📅 Event Details

Date: 2025-09-06
Location: 1445 Darden Towe Park, Charlottesville, VA
Registration: Register Here