Delaware Tech’s Annual Hometown Heroes 5K Raises Funds for Student Scholarships

More than 300 runners and walkers joined Delaware Technical Community College employees, students, and volunteers on Sept. 20 for the annual Hometown Heroes 5k Run/1 Mile Walk hosted by the College’s Stanton and Wilmington campuses. This year’s race raised over $11,000 for student scholarships.

For the second year in a row, event activities took place in front of the 100-year-old Rockford Tower at Rockford Park in Wilmington. Volunteers included students from the education and physical therapy assistant programs. In addition to the run/walk, the event also included post-race refreshments, music, children’s activities, and raffle prizes.
The top runners included first-place male Kyle Hoffman with a time of 17:31, and first-place female Joelle Prettyman with a time of 20:48.

This year’s event was sponsored by EDiS Company; Aguila Photography; Barry Kayne, DDS, Implant Dentistry and Periodontics; Communications Printing, Inc.; Del-One Federal Credit Union; Jamestown Painting, Inc.; Nickle Electrical Companies; Schlosser & Associates Mechanical Contractors; Tevebaugh Architecture; DSO Furniture; Campus Directors of Stanton and George Campuses; Delaware Elevator, Inc.; Dental Arts of Delaware; M. Davis & Sons Inc.; Santora CPA Group; Sargent & Lundy; Secure Door & Hardware; Seiberlich Trane; StretchPlex, LLC; The Brainard Family; Vicky Lawson - Long & Foster Real Estate; and Wilmington University.

Full race results can be found at the Fusion Racing website. For more information and 2023 event photos, visit the Hometown Heroes 5K Run/1 Mile Walk website.

PHOTO: The 2023 Hometown Heroes 5k Run/1 Mile Walk held Sept. 20 Rockford Park in Wilmington, raised over $11,000 for Delaware Technical Community College student scholarships.