November 16, 2024
Broward Children’s Center will host its 21st Annual Miles for Smiles 5K, presented by Rick Case Automotive Group, at Pompano Beach Community Park on November 16. Runners, walkers, families, community leaders, wheelchairs and strollers of all ages will come together in the beautiful Pompano Beach Community Park to raise funds and awareness to support Broward Children’s Center. The event will feature a family-friendly 5K, children’s activities, live entertainment, raffles, an awards ceremony and more. WPLG-ABC Anchor Nicole Perez will be the master of ceremonies. Miles for Smiles will benefit Broward Children’s Center, a nonprofit organization that has been serving infants, children, and young adults with special needs since 1971. Proceeds will support Broward Children’s Center’s crucial programs and medical, developmental, and therapeutic services designed to meet the specific needs of infants, children and young adults who are developmentally disabled and medically fragile and their families. Participants can join the event as an individual or a team and conduct online fundraising prior to race day. Miles for Smiles race day check-in opens at 8 a.m. and the 5K will begin at 9 a.m. After the race, an awards ceremony and a raffle will take place. Broward Children’s Center thanks its sponsors for their generous support including Spirit Airlines, Rick Case Automotive Group, Atlas Clinics, Best Roofing, Evergreen Sweetners, First Citizens Bank, Face It Aesthetics, Florida Blue, GOLDLAW, Hilton Deerfield Beach, Holland Hues, John Knox Village, National Jets, Pompano Citi Centre, Publix, Upchurch Management, Aroma Joe’s Coffee, Bolay, Celsius, City & Shore Magazine, Custom Mobility, Diario Las Americas, Dunkin, Lifestyle Media Group, Lighthouse Point Magazine, Miami Herald, Miami Kids Magazine, Ocean Drive Magazine, Miami Magazine, MSL, P.A., Pei Wei, Playa Bowls, Pompano Magazine, Red Pin Realty, Runner’s Depot, SAFCO, Starbuck’s, The New Pelican and TravelHost. Since 1971, Broward Children’s Center, a private nonprofit, has been providing medical, educational, therapeutic, recreational, daily living and advocacy services through its network of care to infants, children and young adults who are developmentally disabled and/or medically fragile. Through a continuum of services designed to meet the needs of each child and their families, Broward Children’s Center remains focused on delivering the highest quality care necessary to ensure that each individual is given every opportunity to thrive and succeed.