Bishop Dunn Memorial School (BDMS) held their annual Cupcake 5K Run/Walk on the Mount Saint Mary College campus on Sunday, September 18.

Students of BDMS, parents and members of the community joined together and raised more than $17,000.

 The first half was the Mini Cupcake Race for children ages 10 and under consisting of a quarter mile run around the baseball field. The second was the adult run comprising two laps around the entire campus, finishing back behind the elementary school. Upon completion, runners and walkers enjoyed tons of cupcakes, snacks and music from local radio station K104.7.

“Once again, we had fabulous weather for our annual event,” said Nancy Benfer, Bishop Dunn Memorial School principal. “We received generous support from the Mount. Fr. Greg Fluet [Mount chaplain] led us in prayer, security spread throughout campus to keep us safe, and Kappa Delta Pi members cheered participants on and distributed water.”

The registration fee for the approximately 200 participants will be used to provide student scholarships and improvements to school facilities.

“The event was indeed a blessed BDMS/MSMC family collaboration,” Benfer said.