The April Kade 8K / AK8K / Awesome April Scholarship Fund

05/07/2026

2026 Scholarship Winners!!

Lily Shappee and Easton Rosebush

Congratulations to these two amazing humans that will receive $2000 each. We will celebrate them June 3rd at the Excellence in Education ceremony hosted by the Saginaw Community Foundation.

04/21/2026

GLAF is coming to SAGINAW!! Get some Arsenal!

Saginaw are you Ready?

04/19/2026

Official Results Are In! See your Photos here too 💛 Thanks to Great Lakes Race Management for your timing and photography services!! All photos can also be viewed here:

https://runsignup.com/Race/Photos/MI/Freeland/AprilKadeK

See full results for April Kade 8K + 5K - The Final Journey, including rankings, times, and performance for every competitor.

04/17/2026

The race has been moved to the Freeland Sports Zone! 🎉 Packet Pickup will still start at 8am behind My Michigan. This is also where the start line will be. Please park at the Sports Zone an walk around to allow for patients and employees at my Michigan Urgent Care. We will not have anything at the pavilion, and the restrooms currently do not work there. We will have Porta potties at the start line.

Raffle Baskets are killer this year, and they’ll be at Baynes Apple Valley in Freeland after the race!!

Kellen Williamson will also be playing guitar, DJ’ing, and offering Karaoke 🙂

Please see your email for full details. Thanks to everyone for making this happen! We are super excited that we don’t have to cancel. 💛💚

04/16/2026

We’re excited to see you Saturday! Here’s an update on plans for accommodating
Mother Nature
Spring has sprung, and we’ve noticed the water levels are a little high. The race location at Hayes Park is currently a little soggy. The alternate course would be at the Freeland Sports Zone, and a decision will be made and emailed by Friday evening if the race location changes.

Updates will also be be sent in an email. Feel free to reach out, and we will keep you in the loop! ✋🏽

04/07/2026

Last day for shirts! 11 days until Raceday 💛
https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Freeland/AprilKadeK

04/07/2026

Thank you to all of our sponsors who have been there every step of the way to make this dream of a race and scholarship come true. They don't just donate money... they donate JOY that everyone gets to experience at this race. The crazy antics we dreamed up 8 years ago came true because of them. They helped turn pure sadness into hope and fun. Smiles and hugs. Even a marriage proposal! We cannot thank them enough 💛💛
Freeland Saginaw Runners Club Bay Area Runners Club of Bay City, Michigan Dig Deep Race Events RE/MAX New Image Saginaw MI Burt Watson Chevrolet Freeland Runners Athletic Company Pat's Food Center Center for Wealth Management Eudici's Pizza Of Freeland Freeland SportsZone

04/04/2026

2 weeks until the awesomeness! Please come enjoy the last year of this event, and many more years of memories to come✋🏽5K options as low as $15 and 8K at $20. You won’t be disappointed 💛

https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Freeland/AprilKadeK

04/01/2026

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We usually have more volunteers than runners lol! If you're not walking or running, participate in the fun another way! Sign-up link below.

And if you didn't sign up for the race yet, here's that link too! https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Freeland/AprilKadeK

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13RVzaQYiE-pG5boo3aNrorO1AjjWa0n4BE_8Gb1O98M/edit?usp=sharing

PARTY FOR A PURPOSE! 🍕💛 2026 APRIL KADE Memorial Races 5K & 8K Walk or Run VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The April Kade Memorial Races 5K/8K Run/Walk We’re honoring April’s memory by being absolutely AWESOME with Race Ridiculousness! YOUR MISSION: Man an "Aid Station" on the race course....

03/30/2026

Only 18 days away!

https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Freeland/AprilKadeK