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Save The Date: 23rd annual Sherry’s Run 5K Run/Walk to benefit Sherry’s Hope

Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 8 AM to bridge the gap from hardship to HOPE for our neighbors battling cancer! This year marks the 23rd annual Sherry’s Run 5K Run/Walk to benefit Sherry’s Hope and we would love to see you there!

When you take part, families in Wilson County and surrounding communities facing cancer are reminded that they are seen, cared for, and not walking this journey alone. Your involvement helps lift real burdens, assisting with medical costs and everyday expenses so families can focus on what matters most: healing.

We are so thankful that time and time again, our community rises to the occasion, creating a powerful ripple of impact. Now it’s time to come together once more. Join us to run, walk, and stand in support. When we join together, the hope created carries on long after the finish line.

Sherry’s Hope is a non-profit, Christian organization that offers financial assistance, spiritual and emotional support to families in Wilson County and surrounding communities who are seeking treatment for a current cancer diagnosis. Through tremendous community support, Sherry’s Hope assists those facing the fight against cancer through a monthly support group, assistance with utilities, housing, prescriptions, medical bills, gas and groceries, and colonoscopy assistance.

To learn more about Sherry’s Run 5K Run/Walk, click here or call 615-925-2592. To learn more about Sherry’s Hope or to make an online donation, click here. Donations can also be mailed to: Sherry’s Hope, PO Box 8, Lebanon, TN 37088-0008. For more information about receiving assistance through Sherry’s Hope, click here or call 615-925-9932.

Corrie Cluck

Faith, courage, optimism and a desire to help others were qualities that defined Sharon “Sherry” Patterson Whitaker. Both before and after the energetic wife and mother was diagnosed with colon cancer, the impression she made on her family, friends and community was undeniable. While her battle in the flesh was lost in 2004, the spirit she had shown throughout life continues to touch more lives every day. Because of Sherry’s Run, a 5K run/walk benefit organized in Sherry’s memory, area cancer victims and their families can make strides toward becoming cancer survivors, and researchers are a small step closer to stopping the disease for good.