The Gem Foundation - 5K

Schedule

Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 am

UTC-04:00
Location

33 Union St, Augusta, ME 04330-6863, United States | Augusta, ME

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𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐓͟𝐡͟𝐞͟ ͟𝐆͟𝐞͟𝐦͟ ͟𝐅͟𝐨͟𝐮͟𝐧͟𝐝͟𝐚͟𝐭͟𝐢͟𝐨͟𝐧͟ 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝐊 𝐫𝐮𝐧/𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚, 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞. The Gem Foundation, a registered 501(c)3, is a home and safe place for abandoned, abused, and neglected children and adults with special needs on a campus we call Gem Village located in Kakiri, Uganda. 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧, 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜.
The Gem Foundation is launching a medical clinic to provide essential healthcare services not only to the children and adults residing within Gem Village and to our Ugandan staff and their families, but also to the broader community, increasing access to quality healthcare and fostering long-term sustainability. Our goal is to establish a fully functional medical clinic that meets the ongoing healthcare needs of the surrounding communities.
Be sure to register by August 14th. 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟎 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚.
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮!
𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Arrive by 7:30am to check in and to receive you runner number. There will be a water station at the half-way mark and snacks upon completion.
Our U.S. Executive Director, Jennifer Pfleging, will be there to cheer you on, hand out race prizes, and facilitate the booth with additional information about the work in Uganda.
Follow the link to register:
https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Augusta/TheGemFoundation5K
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