9th Annual Healthy Achievement 5K Run | Walk, presented by Truist is back in-person on June 25th

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - May 4, 2022 - PRLog -- The Kappa Foundation of Charlotte will host its 9th Annual Healthy Achievement 5K Run | Walk on Sat, June 25th, at 8:00 AM.  An enthusiastic crowd of an anticipated 1000+ runners, walkers, and volunteers will participate in support of healthy achievement initiatives and youth mentoring programs in the Charlotte community, all in beautiful Uptown Charlotte.  This year's HA5K has Truist returning as the Presenting Sponsor.

The HA5K is the signature fundraising event for the Foundation, featuring many health/wellness focused organizations bringing awareness and action to health/wellness issues in our community.  Event participants including Atrium Health, Rosa Parks Farmers Market, E2M, Mecklenburg County Department of Public Health, Loaves and Fishes, Run For Your Life and the American Heart Association, all ultimately support the Foundation's vision and successful mentoring programs as well as bring exposure to the importance of maintaining good health while achieving personal, scholastic, and professional goals.

Exciting features of the 2022 HA5K include – performance tech race shirts, custom bling finisher medals, health screenings, a pop-up farmers market for fresh fruits vegetables, healthy eating / cooking demonstrations, a live DJ, fun awards ceremony and a host of health and wellness focused vendors to round out a health street festival.

The Foundation strives to foster exceptional achievement amongst young men in the Charlotte / Mecklenburg County community through diligent role modeling, mentoring, structured involvement and open access to economic scholarship and resources.  The Foundation hosts two primary programs - Kappa League and the Beautillion Militaire (our 46th year running, focused college preparatory and life skills program).

– Kappa League is rooted in the spirit of assisting young men who are in need of counsel, mentoring and positive role models to aid in the navigation of their journey from childhood to manhood, particularly from a personal and scholastic development perspective.  Just over the last five years (even through the pandemic), more than 200 young men from 8th – 11th grade participated in Kappa League.

– Beautillion Militaire focuses on advanced mentoring and facilitates scholarships for high school seniors pursuing further degrees at four-year collegiate institutions. In 2020/2021, this program facilitated more than $100,000 in merit and community based scholarships to young men attending NC A&T, UNC Charlotte, Alabama A&M, Morehouse College, Winston Salem State University and Johnson C. Smith University, among other esteemed colleges and universities.

Register for the HA5K at http://www.ha5k.com.

The Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization based in Charlotte, NC.  To learn more please contact us at ha5k@kappafoundationofcharlotte.org.