We appreciate your support in helping bring the Bay Head community together to fight Leukemia and grow our next generations understanding of global cultures. For those of you who cannot participate in the run, you can make a donation by clicking here. We appreciate your generosity in supporting this great cause. 

 

 

Kate Shea passed away from Leukemia at a young age of 25 years. The Bay Head 5K Memory Run was founded by loving friends and family of Kate Shea in order to give back to the community she called home most summers of her short but fulfilling life. Kate was an inspiration to us all in the way she lived her life in an accepting and open-minded way. The proceeds from the Bay Head 5K will go to The Kate Shea Foundation and to support the town of Bay Head.

 

 

 

Asbury Park Press: 10/07/04  

Bay Head gets $5,000 donation from charity for hosting 5K run

 

 

BAY HEAD: The Borough Council accepted a $5,000 donation from the Kate Shea Foundation Tuesday night. Kate Shea, a resident of Farmingdale who summered here, died of leukemia at 25 five years, said Bridget Smith, a spokeswoman for the foundation.

 

The borough has yet to decide how to spend the money, but some is expected to go to the local drug awareness program for the schools, borough officials said.

 

On May 22, about 500 runners participated and $20,000 was raised in the first Bay Head 5K Memory Run, Smith said.

Reported by Joseph Picard

 

 

The Town of Bay Head

 

• Located just below Monmouth County at the central NJ shore

• Slender, ocean front boroughs, a state highway is the main drag, with grandiose houses, yacht clubs, a rail yard, old line family businesses and fish everywhere

 

• The town is 70 miles south of New York City, 65 miles east of Philadelphia, 60 miles north of Atlantic City

• Many large, well kept Victorian homes line the streets, gardens bloom in season, and of course, the un-crowded, life-guarded beaches, a constant joy