Thirty runners turned out Saturday for the inaugural May the Fourth Be With You 5K Run in Cleveland, hosted by A Hug From Above, Inc., a non-profit started by Wendy Medina to honor the loss of her 3-month-old son, Jaxon, and to bring together other families who have suffered similar losses.
The 5K Run was organized by the Junior Committee for A Hug From Above, Inc., and benefits local scholarships and projects the organization is planning, including the distribution of quilts to parents who have lost a child.
The first quilt will include the 26 names of children who were lost to the organization’s members. Along with each child’s name will be Bible verses that encourage strength. The group plans to deliver the first quilt this Saturday to a local mother who recently suffered a loss.
The winners of the 5K run, which began and ended at El Burrito Restaurant in Cleveland, were first place-Adrian Sanchez, second place-Danny Stutts and third place-Fancy Yancey.
Medina is looking for youths to serve on the junior committee for A Hug From Above, Inc. Anyone with an interest should contact her at https://ahugfromabove.org/contact-us
For more information on A Hug From Above, Inc., go online to https://ahugfromabove.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/StrengthCourageFaith/
Adrian Sanchez was the first to cross the finish line at May the Fourth Be With You 5K Run on Saturday, May 4, at El Burrito Restaurant in Cleveland. 
Efrain Salazar and Joseph Medina cook up breakfast tacos for participants in the May the Fourth Be With You 5K run on Saturday, May 4, in Cleveland. 
Participants in the adult 5K run for May the Fourth Be With You get motivated by Jesse Tumlinson and Angela Hollingsworth with Camp Gladiator. 
With his parents cheering him on, Grayson Purcell completes the 1K run at the May the Fourth Be With You on Saturday, May 4, in Cleveland. 
Braxton Thompson eyes the finish line for the 1K Run at May the Fourth Be With You, an event held on Saturday, May 4, at El Burrito in Cleveland and sponsored by A Hug From Above, Inc. 
Miles Good gets a sticker at a booth set up in the El Burrito parking lot in Cleveland for May the Fourth Be With You 5K Run, sponsored by A Hug From Above, Inc. 
Children participating in the 1K run for May the Fourth Be With You begin their trek through the streets of Cleveland, accompanied by some helpful adults and family members. 
Wendy Medina, founder of A Hug From Above, Inc., and manager of her family’s El Burrito Restaurant in Cleveland, gets an update on the number of runners participating in the inaugural May the Fourth Be With You 5K Run on Saturday, May 4. 
Victoria Good, who owns CBS Furniture in Cleveland with her husband, Josh, announces the path for the children’s 1K run at May the Fourth Be With You on Saturday, May 4, at El Burrito Restaurant in Cleveland. 
Runners in the adult 5K for May the Fourth Be With You begin their run through the city streets of Cleveland on Saturday. 
Jesse Tumlinson with Camp Gladiator gets the children motivated for their 1K run on Saturday. 
Despite suffering a break to his leg, Walter Rodas with KORG Radio interviewed Angela Hollingsworth of Camp Gladiator at the May the Fourth Be With You 5K Run on Saturday, May 4, at El Burrito in Cleveland. 
Josh Good, owner of CBS Furniture in Cleveland, brought along his sons, Miles and Max, to the May the Fourth Be With You 5K Run on May 4 at El Burrito in Cleveland. Good’s wife, Victoria, was there to photograph the event and cheer on her husband as he participated. 
Paige and Braden Bostwick with AIM Camp handed out promotional items to runners at the May the Fourth Be With You 5K Run on Saturday, May 4. The run is sponsored by A Hug From Above, Inc., a Cleveland-based non-profit that helps and encourages families who have suffered the loss of a child, sibling or parent. The Bostwicks understand that loss. Paige, and her husband, Preston, lost their daughter, Jessica, in a car accident on Dec. 14, 2016. Since that time, they have begun working on an aquatic center that will honor Jessica’s memory. 
Randy Peery, owner of Texan Mattress in Cleveland, donated his services as DJ for the May the Fourth Be With You Fun Run on May 4 in Cleveland. 
With their race complete, young runners cheer on the adults in the May the Fourth Be With You 5K Run sponsored by A Hug From Above, Inc., on Saturday, May 4. 
The winners of the May the Fourth Be With You 5K Run, sponsored by A Hug From Above, Inc., are (left to right) Danny Stutts (second place), Fancy Yancey (third place) and Adrian Sanchez (first place).