The Hot Lips Hustle 5K Home
The 4th annual HLH will be held September 13, 2008!
8am - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church- Marietta, GA
In addition to the 86 trophies we already give out, we will be adding trophies for the top 3 overall finishers, Top Finisher Male and Female Masters Division, and top 3 Dog Finisher Trophies. Please talk up the race, the best race t-shirt out ever, the food, the music, the medals given to each dog entry and more importantly, the cause - those children who have cleft palate who will never be the same...thanks to you.
About the Hot Lips Hustle 5K:
The Cause:
Imagine going through life never able to smile. Tragically, this would be the case for many cleft children worldwide if they are never treated for cleft lip or palate. This disfiguring birth defect occurs in 1 in 700 babies, and many are born into families that cannot afford treatment for cleft. The consequences of untreated cleft include difficulty eating or smiling, and often children with cleft are shunned and abandoned. That's why the Hot Lips Hustle is here to help.
The Hot Lips Hustle race was founded by a 12 year old Marietta girl who
was born with cleft and wanted to help children who otherwise can’t afford
treatment for this disfiguring birth defect. All proceeds help fund The
Smile Train, a non-profit organization that performs life changing
surgeries on children worldwide with cleft lip/palate. For as little as
$250 the Smile Train performs a life changing surgery on a child with
cleft. To date, the Smile Train has provided cleft surgery for over
234,000 children, completely free of charge. To find out more
information on The Smile Train or cleft, visit
www.smiletrain.org.
The Hot Lips Hustle is an annual event. The first three Hot Lips Hustle races were a huge success! To date the Hot Lips Hustle has raised enough money to fund surgeries for 64 children suffering with cleft lip or palate, changing their lives forever. It is difficult for any of us to imagine what those children’s lives had been up to that point and how dramatic the changes from this surgery are.
How You can help:
In the previous years' races, the Hot Lips Hustle has had over 325
registered runners and so many generous volunteers and sponsors that
make the race possible. However, we want the race to continue growing
and we need your help! Please come out and run, walk, or support the
race on September 13. Spreading the word about the race to friends and
family is a great help that is greatly appreciated. Also, if you know
anyone interested in sponsoring, please have them contact us.
Where and When:
The race will again start and end at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in
East Cobb on Sandy Plains Road. The address for the church is:
2922 Sandy Plains Road
Marietta, GA 30066
The course is a fast, flat, and scenic 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) down Ebenezer Road, beginning at 8:00 am.