1st Annual Walk/Run for Dylan Konakowitz Memorial Foundation is May 13

New London, CT – On Sunday, May 13, at Ocean Beach Park, the Dylan Konakowitz Memorial Foundation will be holding their first annual 5K walk/run.

The route will start at Ocean Beach Park and travel through scenic waterfront New London before returning to the park.  Registration begins at 9:30am, with gun start at 10:30am. Consider pre-registering to guarantee your free t-shirt at www.dk-mf.org. The event is $30. Registration day of the event is $35. Basket drawings to follow. Event will happen rain or shine.

Founded in 2017, The Dylan Konakowitz Memorial Foundation (DKMF) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization established to preserve the memory of Dylan Konakowitz, who passed in his sleep due to ketoacidosis from Type 1 Diabetes. DKMF’s goals is to not only offer scholarships to graduating high school students, but to also educate the public and raise awareness of the seriousness of Type 1 Diabetes.

Ocean Beach Park is located at 98 Neptune Ave, New London, CT 06320. To learn more about the foundation and its efforts, please “like” us on Facebook or visit www.dk-mf.org.
 
Additional resources:
https://www.theday.com/sports-columns/20171221/konakowitzs-memory-will-live-on-thanks-to-waterford-youth-services
https://www.theday.com/sports-columns/20170923/in-his-brief-life-ski-provided-contagious-happiness