Gift of Life 5K Run/Walk & 1K Kids Dash

🎉 Event Overview

Join Us for the 4th Annual Gift of Life 5K Run/Walk & 1K Kids Dash!

• Host: Transplants for Children
• Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025
• Location: San Antonio, TX
• Registration Opens: 8:00 AM
• Race Starts: 9:00 AM

🏃‍♂️ About the Race

Get ready to lace up your sneakers — and your costumes — for a race that gives more than just medals. Transplants for Children (TFC) is proud to host the 4th Annual Gift of Life 5K Run/Walk, a family-friendly event dedicated to raising awareness and support for pediatric transplant recipients and their families.

🎭 Costume Twist

This year, we’re adding a fun twist in the spirit of Halloween with a costume-themed race for all ages! Join us for:

• 5K Run/Walk: A spirited event for teens and adults
• 1K Kids Dash: A playful event for our youngest superheroes

👶 Participant Categories

We’re excited to announce new participant categories to make the race even more fun and inclusive:

• Ages 11 & Under: 1K Kids Dash
• Ages 12–17: Teens Category
• Ages 18–39: Primers Category
• Ages 40 & Up: Masters Category

💚 Create a Team

Create a Team in Honor of a Transplant Warrior! We invite you to gather your friends, family, or coworkers and create a team of 5 or more in honor or memory of a transplant recipient — whether they are thriving today or remembered with love. Show your support by running or walking in their name, wearing team shirts, or even themed costumes! Together, your team can help amplify the impact of this special event.

💖 Support Our Mission

Your participation helps honor the Gift of Life — a second chance given to brave children who have undergone life-saving transplants — and supports the only nonprofit in the nation that provides full wraparound services not only to the transplant child, but their entire family.

Your registration helps us fund:

• Peer support groups: for all ages
• Scholarship program: for transplant youth
• Emergency financial assistance: and much more!

🌐 Learn More

To learn more about our mission and programs, visit: www.tfcsatx.org

👕 Race Shirts

All registered runners will receive a commemorative race shirt. Late registrants (after September 5th, 2025) are not guaranteed a shirt or preferred size — so sign up early!

🎊 Join Us

Whether you walk, jog, sprint, or roll — we’re so grateful to have you as part of this heart-filled day. Together, let’s celebrate life, honor our transplant warriors, and support the journey of healing.

🔗 Race Registration

For more information and registration, visit: Gift of Life 5K Run/Walk