
Hometown Heroes 5K Run/1 Mile Walk
September 20, 2023
Delaware Tech’s Stanton and Wilmington campuses will host the annual Hometown Heroes 5K Run/1 Mile Walk on Wednesday, September 20 at 6 p.m. at the clock tower in Rockford Park, Lookout Dr., Wilmington, DE. Registration will open at 5 p.m.
This year’s event is free, and you can purchase a race t-shirt for $15. T-shirts will be handed out at Rockford Park on race day. Other race amenities include food, music, and games – fun for the whole family!
If you can't attend in person but would still like to support student scholarships, you can make a donation.
Delaware Tech trains many essential workers such as paramedics, nurses, small business owners, IT professionals, and more who become our Hometown Heroes.
Age Groups and Awards
- Overall 1st place Male/Female
- Overall 1st place Delaware Tech Faculty/Staff
- Overall 1st place Delaware Tech Student Finisher
- Top 3 in each age group
- 13 and under, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+
The awards will be announced post-race at Rockford Park.
*Dogs and strollers are not permitted in the race course.
Start Times
- 5 p.m. - Registration Opens
- 5:45 p.m. - Kiddie Run
- 6 p.m. - Race Start
Become a Sponsor
Support this event and become a sponsor.
Gold Sponsors - $1,000
- EDiS Company
Silver Sponsors - $500
- Aguila Photography
- Barry Kayne, D.D.S. 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
Bronze Sponsors - $250
- 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
- Campus Directors of Stanton and George Campuses
- Wilmington University
Race Sponsors - $100
- Dynamic MVMT Studio
- Priority Services
- Winifred D. Browne
- Justina M. Thomas
- Valencia Brown
- Janis Beach
- Carolyn Moloney
Individual
- Bobbi J. Barends
- Janis Beach
- Tamesha Broughton
- Valencia Brown
- Joanne Caputo
- Kristen Doughty
- Michelle Garey
- Patrick E. Hennessy
- Courtney M. Hutt
- James Gladney
- Michael Jackson
- Cornelia Johnson
- Darlene F. Magerr
- Crystal L. Mintzer
- Carolyn Moloney
- Sharon L. Mossman
- Celeste K. Mozeik
- Marianela Pierce
- Jennifer S. Robelen
- Stephanie Spadaccini
- Justina M. Thomas
In-Kind Donations
- BSN Sports
- Dole Fresh Fruit Company
- Wawa, Inc.
- Wegmans
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