Franklins’ Management Sponsors 12th Annual Race with Grace 5K
Franklin Management’s Medina, Ohio, location sponsored the 12th annual Race with Grace 5K in September and raised money for the Mary Grace Memorial Foundation, which helps cancer patients in the area.
On Sept. 18, over 1,400 participants laced up their tennis shoes to support the Mary Grace Memorial Foundation at the 12th annual Race with Grace 5K. The event, held at Medina Hospital, aims to raise money to help members in the community that are battling any form of cancer. The foundation has assisted nearly 400 local families since its founding in 2005.
Franklins’ Management of Cleveland, LLC’s Medina, Ohio, BWW® location has sponsored the race for the last several years.
Three days before the race, Buffalo Wild Wings® hosted a packet pick-up where runners and walkers could come to the restaurant to grab their race bibs and shirts. Each of the 900 individuals who walked through the door to grab their items were also given an Eat Wings Raise Funds voucher. Twenty percent of proceeds from that evening were donated back to the Mary Grace Memorial Foundation – a figure totaling over $300.
On the day of the race, Buffalo Wild Wings set up a tent and handed out soft pretzels and oranges to participants at the finish line. Blazin’ Bill also made an appearance.
“The Mary Grace Memorial Foundation has helped so many families right in our own backyard, and these are families who are guests in our restaurant,” said franchisee Jerry Franklin. “We are honored to support an organization whose fundraising directly impacts those in our local community.”