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SAVE THE DATE! MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON! March 11, 2023 at the Northampton Ballroom, the Inn & Spa at East Wind, Wading River.

Our 2021 5K was featured in the Port Times Record! Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) is a daily runner who has participated in many local races, but her effort on the Port Jefferson/Setauket Greenway on Saturday, Oct. 16 in the Annual Kenya/USA Bi-Continental race was special. For the last 17 years, Hope Children’s Fund,… Continue Reading HCF Hosts Kenya/USA Bi-Continental 5K Fundraiser

Our Gala was featured in Neighbor Newspapers, Suffolk 6 Edition, on page 7! The non-profit organization continues to help others in Meru, Kenya. Read the newspaper Printable Version

VIRTUAL: ANY TIME up to October 23, 2021 ANYWHERE you choose for the 5K distance. OR IN-PERSON: Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway Trail on Saturday, October 16.

The 4th Annual Douglas J. McDonough Passion for Education 2021 Gala to benefit Hope Children’s Fund will be July 24, 2021 from 6:00-11:00pm!

Things are looking up in Kenya. Because of the quick action of the Kenyan government last March, closing schools and churches, and limiting domestic travel, the pandemic appears to be under control; churches have reopened and the kids went back to school at the beginning of January. One of our most beloved children, Brenda Mwendwa,… Continue Reading Brenda Mwendwa

Over the years we have lacked a vehicle to transport the children to and from their regular activities of attending school, shopping for food and supplies for the home, and visiting medical providers. This lack of vehicles creates a constant struggle for us to transport the children to where they need to be. Transportation safety… Continue Reading A Vehicle for Hope

The Setauket-based Hope Children’s Fund, a local charity that supports AIDs-affected  former “street children” at the Jerusha Mwiraria Hope Children’s Home in Meru, Kenya, found a novel way to continue their fundraising effort, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. Every year since 2005, the Fund has hosted a Bi-Continental 5K Run/Walk to generate income for the… Continue Reading Race to Support HCF Spans Continents

ANY TIME up to November 1, 2020 ANYWHERE you choose for the 5K distance Raising money for our children during the pandemic has been quite a challenge. But not all has been lost. This year for safety purposes we will have a virtual run/walk. For those unfamiliar with virtual runs, participants can run or walk… Continue Reading 16th Annual Bi-Continental Virtual 5K Run/Walk