Give Hope 5K - Strides TO End Homelessness
About this race
The Give Hope 5K will take place at the beautiful Frank Liske Park in Concord, NC. This is a family-friendly event aimed at raising funds and awareness for the homeless and the hungry in our community one stride at a time! All proceeds will benefit the homeless and food insecure communities.
The 5K will occur rain or shine. Packet pick up will be from 8:15am-8:45am. Onsite registration will be available for cash, zelle, cashapp or venmo payments only. There will be light refreshments and water provided.
**After the 5K we will have medals presented to the Overall Male and Female Top performers (1st place). Top Performers Male and Female (1st, 2nd & 3rd place) in age groups 14-19, 20-39, 40-59, 60+. We will have prizes for the Top 3 Kids Fun Run winners. We will announce the raffle prize winners, photo opportunities and more!
Schedule of Events
Saturday, August 1st: RACE DAY!
8:15am - Race Packet Pickup/Check-In, Sponsor Expo
8:45am- Pre-Race Welcome & Group Stretching
9:00am- Race begins
10:30am- Post Race Awards Ceremony, Raffle Giveaway, Sponsor Expo, Light Refreshments
NOTE: There are NO refunds for this race. Race organizers reserve the right to modify, change, cancel, or reschedule the race and are not accountable if it is deemed necessary for the safety and comfort of participants, volunteers, or staff.
Note: We can only guarantee t-shirts for participants who register by July 24th.
If you would like to SPONSOR this event, we have different levels of sponsorships below. Sign up as a sponsor at souljournersoutreach.org/sponsor
- GIVE JOY: $250 - company logo on event t-shirt
- GIVE LOVE: $500 - company logo on event t-shirt and event banner, promo item in swag bag
- GIVE HOPE: $750 - company logo on event t-shirt, event banner, our website & social media, promo item in swag bag, table space(based on availability)
- GIVE PEACE: $1000 - company logo on event t-shirt, event banner, our website & social media, promo item in swag bag, company announced at the beginning of the event, table space(based on availability)
**Group discounts are available to groups of 10 or more. For group registration information, please email souljournersministries@gmail.com
**Event Day Raffle - Donate a total of 5 toiletry or non-perishable items and receive one raffle ticket. Or donate $5 via cash, Zelle, Cashapp or Venmo and receive one raffle ticket.
Give Hope 5K Flyer
Pick your distance
Running
5K WALK/RUN
This is a timed event. All participants will receive a Timing Chip for accurate times, also for safety measures we have in place (even if you're just running/walking for fun). Early bird registration will receive an event T-shirt, swag bag, and one entry into a gift basket giveaway! **Event Day Raffle - Donate a total of 5 toiletry or non-perishable items and receive one raffle ticket. Or donate $5 via cash, Cashapp or Venmo and receive one raffle ticket
KIDS FUN WALK/RUN (AGES 13 & UNDER)
This is a timed event. All participants will receive a Timing Chip for accurate times, also for safety measures we have in place (even if you're just running/walking for fun). Early bird registration will receive a special gift and one entry for our door prize giveaway! **Event Day Raffle - Donate a total of 5 toiletry or non-perishable items and receive one raffle ticket. Or donate $5 via cash, Cashapp or Venmo and receive one raffle ticket.
VIRTUAL 5K WALK/RUN
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Concord, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:31 AM and sets at 8:26 PM local time (EDT) in Concord on August 1, 2026 — 13h 55m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 31 Concord events
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