3rd Annual Bud Sales Memorial 5K Rocket Race, Community Day & Blood Drive
Schedule
Sat Apr 25 2026 at 09:00 am to 01:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
1 Rocket Dr, Asheville, NC | Asheville, NC
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Registration & Tix: acrhs.givebacks.com📅 Saturday, April 25th, 2026
⏰ 9am - 1:30pm Community Day - Free Activities, Books, Face Painting, Free Snacks, Water & More!
🩸Donate much needed blood at The Red Cross Blood Bus, 16 yrs & up
☕️ Have coffee & breakfast at The Runaway Cafe truck on site
🏃♂️5K Registration 9am - Race 10am - across our gorgeous campus with stunning views, plus free Wee Rocket Day Camp childcare
🏃♀️ Wee Rocket Race 11am on the track, 50 yard dash up to 1 mile races, all participants get a prize, all ages & abilities
🍔 Have lunch at Island Food Truck, while they grill, you chill
🍧 Get a sweet treat & cool down with Kona Ice
🚙 Community Yard Sale 9am -1:30pm come sell your items out of your trunk or table, or shop the yard sale items for great finds
🚀 Volunteer to help us run the event! It is a fun & easy way to serve your community by giving back via helping folks finding areas, time keeping, set up/ break down, parking attendees & more. Link below; choose how & when to help
🎭 Get your matinee tickets to see our spring musical theatre production or come shop our plant sale!
Don’t miss this 💯 action packed day of events from morning til night on the campus of the heartbeat of the Reynolds Community, AC Reynolds High School!
This annual fundraiser supports the AC Reynolds High School PTSA, which funds a variety of projects each year including need-based scholarships, program for at-risk students, teacher mini grants to bridge the gap between classroom needs & shrinking school budgets, & so much more!
-5k is cross-country style across our beautiful campus & surrounding properties in Asheville, NC
- Run with Tshirt $20
- Run only $10
- Firefighters run free!
- Runners are guided by a local Boy Scout Troop 4 with signage across our gorgeous campus with incredible views, prizes for various categories, give aways, drawings & more, and runners enjoy free childcare at our Wee Rocket Day Camp
- Registration & arrival 9am, Race 10am
- Coffee & more via The Runaway Cafe truck
- Community Yard Sale & Makers Market slots available for $10, shop these vendors from 9am until 1:30pm
- Lunch with Island Food Truck, they grill while you chill
- Wee Rocket Race 11am on the track open to all children, various ages, abilities & distances. All runners get a prize & no one finishes alone!
- Get your tix to ACRHS’s spring musical
- Financial aid is available via our discount codes for run only, yard sale, & makers market. Message 828-301-5615 or [email protected]
- Community Day Event is open to all in the community, is family friendly and handicap accessible
- Onsite childcare is free & available to all 5k runners, Community Day workers, event volunteers & blood donors from 9am-12pm called Wee Rocket Day Camp
- Free books, face painting, snacks, crafting & more
- Community Partners are welcome to join our event or host their guests on site with us by emailing [email protected] or via 828-301-5615
Host your school, church, club etc’s spring yard sale, jump rope fundraiser, bake sale, spring social & more with us!
-Tshirts available for sale on site. Each year will vary in color, & come in a variety of sizes.
- Helene Relief Supplies & Info available on site
- Bring out the whole family for a day of racing, honoring, playing, shopping, donations, & much more!
- Rain date 4/26/26
2026 Sponsors, Community Partners & Vendors, for whom we are so grateful, & would love for you to support!
SPONSORS
Jus’ Running
Chances for Children Carolinas
828 Printing and Graphics
American Red Cross
Esco Insurance Agency
Garren Creek Foundation
Fairview Library
Helene Therapy Network
Pomodoros
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
The Blessing Project
Reynolds Volunteer Fire Department
Boy Scouts Troop 4
Covenant Community Church
Fairview Volunteer Fire Department
VENDORS:
Island FT
Runaway Cafe
Kona Ice
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