Staples High Sets Charity Race Date

Staples Tuition Grants has set May 30, 2026, for its third annual Kids Fun Run at Staples High School’s Loeffler Field in Westport. The event is scheduled to run from 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m., according to the registration page posted by the nonprofit. Staples Tuition Grants said the race is aimed at children in prekindergarten through fifth grade and is designed as a fundraiser tied to its college-aid mission. The event listing also says the morning will include a bounce house, face painting, snacks and awards. ### Why is Staples Tuition Grants running a race for elementary-age children? Staples Tuition Grants said the event supports its work helping Staples High School graduates who need financial assistance pay for college. The nonprofit’s registration page describes the race as a day for younger children to run and play while supporting education. Its website lists the group’s mailing address in Westport and identifies it as a local organization tied to need-based aid for Staples graduates. (eventbrite.com) The event has been framed by organizers as a community fundraiser rather than a varsity competition. Event materials say the run is open to children from prekindergarten through fifth grade and emphasize a friendly setting with activities beyond the race itself. That setup matches the group’s broader effort to draw families, students and volunteers into fundraising tied to school-connected causes. (eventbrite.com) ### Who started the Kids Fun Run, and how has it grown? Alexis Krenzer, then a Staples High School junior, created the Kids Fun Run in 2024 to support the mission of Staples Tuition Grants, according to the organization’s website. Staples Tuition Grants says the event was built around a “kids helping kids” idea and was intended to channel student energy into fundraising for classmates and graduates with financial need. (eventbrite.com) Will Briggs joined the effort in 2025, the nonprofit said, and the organizers brought in fellow Staples students, local sponsors, Staples High School SLOBS volunteers and Staples Cheer to support the event. Staples Tuition Grants said those volunteers helped encourage and cheer on participants from preschool through fifth grade. The nonprofit said community support helped the run continue into 2026. (staplestuitiongrants.org) ### What will happen on race day at Loeffler Field? The May 30 event is scheduled for Staples High School Loeffler Field at 70 North Avenue in Westport. Eventbrite lists the program as an in-person event lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes. The registration page says children will take part in the run and also have access to activities including a bounce house, face painting, snacks, awards and other family-oriented attractions. (staplestuitiongrants.org) The event page does not describe a single long-distance course or adult race component. Instead, the emphasis is on younger runners and festival-style activities that can bring parents and siblings to the field as well. That format makes the event closer to a school-community fundraiser than a standard road race. (eventbrite.com) ### How does this fit into Staples High School’s community traditions? Staples High School students have supplied much of the event’s labor and visibility since its start in 2024, according to Staples Tuition Grants. The nonprofit says student organizers recruited classmates, school volunteers and cheerleaders, giving the fundraiser a campus-based structure even though the beneficiary is an outside nonprofit focused on Staples graduates. (eventbrite.com) Westport families have also become part of the event’s audience. Staples Tuition Grants said the run continued because of support from the Westport community, and the 2026 registration page again pitches the morning as both a race and a social event for children. That combination of student leadership, family turnout and fundraising is the model organizers have highlighted since the event began. (staplestuitiongrants.org) ### What comes next for families who want to take part? Eventbrite lists the next Kids Fun Run for Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 8:45 a.m. at Staples High School Loeffler Field in Westport. Staples Tuition Grants is handling registration through that page, and the nonprofit’s website directs prospective supporters and applicants to its Westport contact channels for more information. (eventbrite.com) (staplestuitiongrants.org)