GBMC Healthcare, Inc. will be hosting its 29th annual Father’s Day 5K and 1 Mile Fun Walk on Sunday, June 18th, 2017 at the GBMC campus in Towson, Md. This family-friendly event, running from 6:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (race starts at 8:00 a.m.), will benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at GBMC.

This year’s event will again feature a Wellness Village, open to not only race participants, but the entire community. The Wellness Village will be open from 7 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. in the South Chapman parking lot and will include health-related vendors, MIX 106.5 Radio’s Friends and Neighbors van which will be playing music and sharing prizes, the Maryland Zoo who will also be present with fun animal friends for the kids’ area, as well as a “Baby Doll/Stuffed Animal Hospital” for injured dolls and bears to receive loving care treatment and repairs as needed.

The annual event, presented by the GBMC Volunteer Auxiliary, offers GBMC employees, volunteers and the general public an opportunity to support the more than 400 critically ill and premature babies treated this year. All proceeds from the event will benefit the GBMC NICU to help support specialized equipment, quality facilities and experienced clinical staff.