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Houska Houska 5K In Fort Collins
A Fort Collins Tradition
Live from Fort Collins, It's the Houska Houska 5k
Join us for the 20th Annual Houska Houska 5K Memorial Day Run/Walk on May 28th at 9 a.m.
Last year we raised a lot of dough for the Poudre Valley Hospital Cancer Center and Bone Marrow Donor Program. Our family and dog-friendly event includes food, drinks, kids' games, live music and a themed costume contest for adults, children and dogs (theme to be announced). Join the fun and register today.
Download a printable copy of the registration form here.
See past Houska/Houska 5k races
Puttin' On The Ritz (2009)
Houska Houska 5K — A Memorial Day Race Against Cancer!
How much difference can one person make?
Just ask Andrew, the boy whose life was saved at the age of eight by a transplant of bone marrow donated by Dennis Houska. Dennis first became a blood donor in 1978, when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. As he learned more about the need for blood, tissue, organ, and bone marrow donations - and how little it takes to make a life-saving donation - he became committed to raising awareness and recruiting donors.
In the 1990s, he founded the Houska Houska, a 5K race held annually in Fort Collins to raise funds for bone marrow donor programs in Colorado. The recipient of Houska's donated bone marrow, Andrew, now a healthy young man and a designated member of Houska's extended family, is a regular race participant.