We are proud to announce the 7th Annual Chromosome 18 Starfish Dash 5K Run/Walk & Health Fair at UT Health San Antonio!
The Chromosome 18 Registry & Research Society is proud to present the Annual 5K Starfish Dash Run/Walk & Health Fair for the 7th year! This FREE, official Fiesta event brings our San Antonio community together for a morning of family-friendly fun at the UT Health campus to support our special-needs kids and families.
Join us on Saturday, April 27th, 2024 at 8:00am for activities for the whole family including “Fort Sam’s Own” 323rd Army Band, face painting, cosplayers, health, wellness testing, and much more!
If you would like to participate as a family or team, be sure to pick the team option during your registration! Pick a fun name for your team and encourage your friends and family to join in the fun.
How to Run/Walk for Chromosome 18
Raise $15 and qualify for an official Starfish Dash Fiesta medal
Raise $60 and qualify for a 2024 Starfish Dash t-shirt and medal
Raise $100 and qualify for a $20 Valero gas card, t-shirt and medal
Team Captains that organize a team of 5+ members qualify for a $20 gas card
Day of Event Details
Schedule
8:00am – Registration and Health & Wellness Fair vendor check-in
8:30am – Program begins
8:45am – Kids’ Run
9:00am – 5K Run/Walk begins
10:15am – Closing Ceremony/Awards
Location:
UT Health San Antonio
7431 Merton Minter (behind Gold’s Gym)
San Antonio, TX 78229
We are a FREE all-ages event, strollers and wheelchairs welcome!
Virtual Participation
Not in Texas? Participate Virtually from wherever you are in the World!
Join at your own pace in a safe location of your choosing. Whether you join us on the treadmill, on a trail, at the park, on the beach, or just around your neighborhood, you will be joining hundreds of families around the world. Get involved, share your progress, and be part of our international community. Click the link below to register for the virtual event now:
The 2024 Starfish Dash Honoree – Lowrey Hight
Lowrey is our 15-year-old daughter who is gifted, loving, and awesome! She has Chromosome 18Q-, but that has never stopped her from living her best life. She is proud, kind, and so much fun! Lowrey loves school and learning. Science is her favorite subject, and she knows many facts about insects and animals. She attends a charter school in Fort Worth and takes classes like Latin, Literature & Composition, and Pre-Algebra. She makes A’s & B’s and seems to always impress her teachers!
In her free time, she loves to watch movies, gameshows and play video games. Her favorite game is any Mario Bros. game on her Wii or Switch. Her favorite foods are steak and sushi. She can actually eat an entire T-Bone all by herself!
Lowrey can light up a room with her smile, and she gives the best hugs. We are so proud of all she has accomplished and cannot wait to see what the future holds for her. We are so grateful to the Chromosome 18 Registry and Research Center for the continued support and research to make sure she can live a full and productive life full of great experiences.
Lowrey had been chosen to be this year’s honoree for the Chromosome 18’s 7th Annual Starfish Dash 5K Run/Walk and Health Fair that is an official Fiesta Event. We feel very fortunate that we live very close to the Chromosome 18 Clinical Research Center that is the only dedicated Chromosome 18 research center in the world. We love that their vision is that one day, children with chromosome 18 abnormalities will have the same aspirations and achievements in life as their siblings. We appreciate all the support, hope, and words of encouragement the research team has given us throughout these years.
Lowrey lives in Haslet, Texas with her mother and father, Spencer and Jodi Hight.
