St. Patrick Center Vet5K
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Veterans Day 5K at Soldier's Memorial
The event is a multi-format run/walk organized by St. Patrick Center and staged at Soldier's Memorial in Downtown St. Louis. It includes both in-person and virtual options and welcomes wheelchairs, strollers, and dogs on the race path.
Distances and formats:
- 5K Run/Walk
- One Mile Fun Run
- Kids' Dash 0.25 Miles
- Virtual 5K
Published registration fees in the event materials show entry costs for the in-person 5K and One Mile events at $25, a free Kids' Dash, and a $35 fee for the Virtual 5K. Virtual participants may self-report results through a post-race reporting window and can register earlier to receive race materials prior to race day; later registrations may not receive a race shirt before the event.
Proceeds support St. Patrick Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The organization's stated purpose is to transform lives through sustainable housing, employment, and healthcare. Recent impact figures cited by the organizer note 4,223 total clients assisted in the prior year, including 813 veterans; 89 veterans were connected with jobs and 743 veterans and their families were placed in permanent housing. The event materials also describe Project HERO and a dedicated housing site called Freedom Place focused on services for veterans. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
