DE-feet Breast Cancer 5K Run/Walk to be held May 21 at Tanger Outlets Seaside

The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition announced the Eighth Annual DE-feet Breast Cancer 5K Run/Walk will be held, rain or shine, at the Tanger Outlet Center Seaside in Rehoboth Beach Sunday, May 21. Participants will partake in the chip-timed 5K Run/Walk at 8:30 a.m. or a 1-Mile Fun Walk at 8:35 a.m. Registration is $25 per person before Wednesday, May 17, and $30 for day-of registration. Packet pickup will be available from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, May 20, at the Crooked Hammock Brewery in Lewes. To register, go to defeetbreastcancerwalk.org.

This year's race is produced by Races2Run and sponsored in part by Tanger Outlets. The run/walk is a family-friendly event open to participants of all ages. All money raised will benefit the coalition's programs and services to support those touched by breast cancer in Delaware and surrounding communities.

"It's time to lace up and register for the DE-feet Breast Cancer 5K! Each year we bring together hundreds of people in the community for this fun and spirited event for a great cause," said Beth Krallis, coalition communications director. "Our event raises funds to support local breast cancer programs, and it also brings together families, children, and adults of all ages to raise awareness for a terrible disease."

Registration will open at 7 a.m. and pre-race activities begin at 7:55 a.m. featuring music and entertainment. The morning will kick off with a special Circle of Hope survivor celebration and the release of white doves. T-shirts are guaranteed for preregistered participants. After the race, there will be a party with music, a food court, wine and beer garden, the Starboard's famous Bloody Mary bar, and awards for top finishers in various age categories. Team and individual spirit awards will also be presented. Racers and participants are encouraged to wear pink.

"Team building and fundraising is encouraged as part of the 5K," said Krallis. "There are no team minimums, so we really want to encourage people to participate. Over 800 women in Delaware are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. The money raised at this event will assist those ladies with support like a trained peer mentor, clinical trials education, wigs, prostheses, financial support and so much more."

Major sponsors to date include Sposato Landscape Co., Tanger Outlets, WBOC 16/Fox 21, The Meoli Companies, Edgewell Personal Care, The Crooked Hammock, State Farm - Jeanine O'Donnell, Tudor Electric, Eagle 977, and CM Baker Photography. Additional sponsors will be disclosed at the event. Proceeds will benefit DBCC's programs which increase breast cancer awareness, promote the importance of early detection, provide access to mammograms, and provide support and resources to women and men in the local community who are newly diagnosed or facing recurrence of breast cancer.