By Kristen Evans, The Bronxville School Foundation

Nov. 11, 2020: The Annual Katie Welling Memorial Run/Walk will be conducted virtually in this, its fourteenth year. This beloved Bronxville tradition, which benefits the Bronxville School Foundation, is typically held on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend. This year, however, due to Covid restrictions, Katie’s family and the Foundation have decided to honor Katie’s memory with a safe, contactless event.

The traditional Run/Walk will be a Run/Walk/Bike this year. Participants are invited to complete a 2.5-mile run/walk or bike any time between November 16th and 30th. Friends, community members, and alumni are encouraged to run/walk/bike on a safe route anywhere or at home on treadmills or stationary bikes. 

To preserve the wonderful sense of community Katie’s Run always creates, participants are asked to upload photos of themselves, families, and friends “competing” to a community photo album on the event’s registration website. “Although we can’t be together this year, hopefully seeing friends, alumni, and neighbors upholding this wonderful Village tradition will preserve that special sense of community all of Bronxville feels during Katie’s Run,” said Lori Beecher, Bronxville School Foundation Chairperson.

Katie Welling, a 2002 Bronxville High School graduate, died in an off-campus fire at Miami University in Ohio. She had just turned 21. Katie’s Run was created by Katie’s many friends and her family to commemorate Katie’s wonderful sense of humor, infectious laugh, and love of life. 

Katie’s Run has been supported throughout the years by a loyal group of Katie’s friends, village residents, Bronxville School faculty and staff, and Village merchants. Thanks to their efforts and the enthusiasm of the entire Bronxville Community, Katie’s Run has generated nearly $220,000 since its inception.  

Contributions from Katie’s Run have allowed the Foundation to fund grants for equipment, curriculum, and specialized programs that the Bronxville School would not otherwise have been able to afford.  

Click here to register for the 14th Annual Katie Welling Run/Walk.

There is no registration fee this year, but a tax-deductible contribution would be welcomed. All donations will benefit The Bronxville School Foundation.

For more information on Katie’s Run/Walk or the Bronxville School Foundation, please contact Executive Director Helena McSherry at (914) 395-0515 or  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Pictured at top: Katie Welling

Photo courtesy Bronxville School Foundation

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