06/01/2026
More than 800 runners and walkers filled downtown Newnan on May 2 for the 14th annual RACE for the Orphans 5K, helping raise a record-breaking $100,000 to support families in the adoption process.
Organizers with the Newnan-based nonprofit said the total marked the largest fundraising amount in the event’s history and was enough to fully fund the adoption expenses for all five selected grant recipient families.
Despite uncertain weather conditions leading into race day, participants, volunteers and sponsors turned out in large numbers to support the cause.
“This is actually the best news,” co-founder Kelly Preston said. “Those funds enabled us to get all five of those families to the finish line.”
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