06/03/2026
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🔥 IT'S RACE WEEK! 🔥
After months of training, planning, fundraising, recruiting, sharing, and believing in this mission, the week we've all been waiting for is finally here.
Here's what's happening:
🏃♂️ Sunday, May 31
• Race Practice – 8:00 AM at Bridgeport City Park
• In-Person Registration – 10:00 AM–1:00 PM at the Bridgeport Farmers Market for both the Derek Hotsinpiller Fallen Stars 5K and Paint The Night Blue
🎂 Tuesday, June 2
• Derek's Birthday
A day to remember his life, service, and sacrifice continues to inspire this mission 15 years later.
🍗 Wednesday, June 3
• Buffalo Wild Wings Fundraiser – 4:00 PM–9:00 PM
Come grab dinner, support the Foundation, and help us continue honoring our heroes.
💙 Thursday, June 4
• FINAL Race Practice – 6:00 PM at Bridgeport City Park
Wear your favorite DHFS5K race shirt from any year and help us celebrate the incredible community we've built together.
📦 Friday, June 5
• Packet Pickup – 5:00 PM–7:00 PM
📍 Johnson Elementary School
🏁 Saturday, June 6 – RACE DAY!
• Packet Pickup – 7:00 AM–8:00 AM
• Race Begins – 8:30 AM
🌟 Saturday Evening
🎶 Paint The Night Blue
📍 The Enchanted Swan
🕖 7:00 PM–11:00 PM
One unforgettable night of music, friends, fun, and support for a mission that continues to make a difference across West Virginia.
This is more than a race week.
This is a week of remembrance.
A week of community.
A week of honoring our fallen heroes.
A week of standing behind the officers who continue to serve.
A week of scholarships, support, and hope.
And with your help, it could be a week that makes history.
Let's finish strong. Let's bring our friends. Let's fill the starting line. Let's fill the dance floor. Let's show once again what happens when people come together for something bigger than themselves.
See you this week, Bridgeport.
💙 One week. One mission. One community. Let's do something unforgettable.
