14th Annual 5K
Ready, Set, Go! The Ugandan Water Project’s 14th annual 5K is back for the first time in-person since 2019! We are SO excited to invite you to join us both in-person and virtually on Saturday, April 15th, 2023 at Powder Mills Park in Pittsford, NY.  We will be running and walking for clean water. So grab your sneakers, set your goal, and get ready to join other clean water heroes at home and in Uganda to walk, run, or skip us one step closer to the end of Uganda’s water crisis.
REGISTRATION 8:00 a.m.
RACE START 9:00 a.m.
Ways to Get Involved
Here are your 4 paths to helping us end Uganda’s water crisis once and for all through the 14th Annual 5K!
support a runner's campaign
register for the race
donate to our total 5k goal
become a corporate sponsor
Register
Registration is open until 11:59 pm on April 12th but registering before April 1st will ensure you can pick up your race packet at the registration table on race day! Along with your bib and t-shirt, this year’s race packet has some extra goodies in it!
When you register for our 5K you are making a tangible difference in the lives of people throughout Uganda. All participants agree to raising or donating $100 or more. $100 can provide 8 people in Uganda with clean water! Give your friends, family and local community a cause to rally behind – we’ve got lots of resources to help you get off to a great start.
A great way to make a big impact is to start a team! Your team can be made up of friends, family, your sports team, church group, alumni from your college, co-workers or whoever else you want. The top fundraising team will get their name on our handcrafted trophy and keep it on display until the next 5K. Once you register, you’ll receive instructions to help you take the next steps!
fundraising prizes
With these incredible prizes and more on the line for the top 10 fundraisers, we promise you’ll actually want to get out there and raise money for clean water. You’ll have until 8:59am on April 15th to bring in the donations before time’s up and we announce the winners.
1st Place
Meta Quest 2 (Oculus) – Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset – 128GB
2nd place
$300 Airbnb Gift Card
3RD PLACE
$180 MasterClass gift certificate (individual, annual)
SUPPORT A RUNNER
Another great way to get involved is by supporting a runner & giving to their campaign!
Each year we have incredible people sign up to participate in our 5K and work to reach their fundraising goal. You can see the teams that have signed up and individual runners here – take a look through and see if there’s anyone you know! Every little bit helps your pal get closer to their goal and helps us continue to provide clean water solutions in Uganda every day.
corporate sponsorship
Each year our hardworking, purpose-driven corporate sponsors in the Rochester area (and beyond!) help provide a local solution to a world-wide need through their support of our 5K. There are various sponsorship levels available (even one for first-time sponsors!) each with some incredible perks. Become a corporate sponsor today!
14th annual 5k Sponsors
We love our 2023 Corporate Sponsors!
Thousand Dollar Club
Welcome to the club! Members of the Thousand Dollar Club receive an exclusive UWP gift for raising $1,000 or more!
Jesse & Allie Toth    Caleb Durgo    Jess Alinaitwe
Dan Glading       Josh Rowland    Emily Brown
Reindl Family       Marina Cull    Riley Hoselton
Genevieve Pedaci    Drew Hoselton    Tanner Hoffman
Riley Kirenga        Tina Letarte        Olive Berg
Abby Ruth                        Abbey Trahan
one step closer, together.
It’s official. Our 5K is bigger than just the local Rochester community. Each year we’ve seen loyal participants who show up to run ever year, friends across the country, and new participants across the world join us in our mission to run, walk, or skip for clean water. We can’t wait to see what you’re able to accomplish this year by inviting your friends, family, co-workers, whoever – to join you in unleashing the transformational power of clean water access. So register below, share the word, & get active! You can still submit your race time – no matter how far you want to run – to see how you stack up against our other competitors! We’ll celebrate the results after the race weekend.
Questions about the 5K?
Reach out to our Race Coordinator at 5K@ugandanwaterproject.com to ask any questions, get help with your campaign, or just say hi!