TOMORROW– A CHANCE TO GET OUTSIDE… HELP FAMILIES… AND HONOR A VERY SPECIAL LITTLE GIRL FROM VERMONT. THE “BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE” 5- K IN ESSEX JUNCTION IS RAISING MONEY TO HELP KIDS IN MEDICAL CRISIS… AND RAISE AWARENESS FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THEM. RUNNERS… WALKERS… AND ROLLERS ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE AT Founders Memorial School…. at 8:15 TOMORROW MORNING FOR REGISTRATION. ALL OF THIS– IN HONOR OF 12- YEAR-OLD ADDI CARROLL– ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HER PASSING. ADDI WAS INVOLVED IN HER COMMUNITY– AND A DEDICATED MEMBER OF THE ESSEX FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE IN-PERSON RACE…. WILL BE STARTED BY THE DEPARTMENT’S “ADDI ENGINE.” THERE’S ALSO A VIRTUAL OPTION FOR THE 5-K… YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT T
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Family of fire girl Addi Carroll to hold charity run in her honor in Essex
Updated: 6:30 PM EDT Jun 9, 2023
The family of honorary Essex Fire Girl Addison “Addi” Carroll will hold a charity 5K in her honor later this month.The event, called the Big Beautiful Life 5K Run Walk & Roll, will be held on June 10, a year after Carroll’s death due to an undiagnosed illness.The event seeks to raise money to provide joy kits for kids in medical crises and raise awareness for organizations dedicated to treating childhood illness, according to the 5K website.Carroll’s parents, Ian and Tammy, started a nonprofit in honor of their late daughter called Big Beautiful Life following her death in 2022. The 5K marks the nonprofit’s first event, according to organizers.Related video: Remembering Fire Girl Addi CarrollMore than 200 registrants have signed up for the event, and registration remains open.Eight first responder departments will be in attendance for the all-ages event. Other activities include a 1.2K course, dancing mascots, and a dance party for kids.You can learn more about the 5K or register to run here.
The family of honorary Essex Fire Girl Addison “Addi” Carroll will hold a charity 5K in her honor later this month.
The event, called the Big Beautiful Life 5K Run Walk & Roll, will be held on June 10, a year after Carroll’s death due to an undiagnosed illness.
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The event seeks to raise money to provide joy kits for kids in medical crises and raise awareness for organizations dedicated to treating childhood illness, according to the 5K website.
Carroll’s parents, Ian and Tammy, started a nonprofit in honor of their late daughter called Big Beautiful Life following her death in 2022. The 5K marks the nonprofit’s first event, according to organizers.
Related video: Remembering Fire Girl Addi Carroll
More than 200 registrants have signed up for the event, and registration remains open.
Eight first responder departments will be in attendance for the all-ages event. Other activities include a 1.2K course, dancing mascots, and a dance party for kids.
