9th annual Run With Grace 5K Run/Walk is Saturday at Rogue Valley Country Club

Published 3:36 pm Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The 9th annual Run With Grace 5K Run/Walk is Saturday at Rogue Valley Country Club in Medford.

The event honors the life of Grace Holt, a 15-year-old girl who lost her life to depression through suicide nine years ago on Jan. 3, 2016. 

The 5K run will start at 6 p.m., and anyone can participate. It’s a family event for runners as well as walkers, organizers said. There will be no registration the day of the run. You can find the registration link at www.runwithgrace.org.

Rogue Valley Country Club is located at 2660 Hillcrest Road in Medford.

Bib and gear pick-up will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday in the Jackson Library at the country club. 

“All proceeds go to the Grace & Kindness Fund that gives scholarships to local kids in need who want to participate in summer camps or enrichment activities throughout the year,” a news release said. “A portion of the money goes to educating our community on teenage depression and suicide. We also give a ‘Kindness Matters’ College Scholarship that is $1,000 for four years.”

The scholarship is given to a local high school senior who exemplifies characteristics of kindness, leadership, is a good teammate and works hard, the release said. This year’s recipient is St. Mary’s High School senior Bella Fortino.

For more information go to www.runwithgrace.org.

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