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The 13th Annual Race For Grace 5K & 1 Mile Walk benefits the Reflections Of Grace Foundation. Race For Grace and its beneficiary Foundation are named after Grace Elizabeth Ekis, a precious 5-year-old girl who fought a courageous 13-month battle with a rare cancerous brain tumor called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). DIPG is an inoperable tumor of the brainstem for which there is no known cure and there have been no significant advances in treatment options for more than 35 years. Affecting primarily children, it is the rarest and worst of all pediatric brain tumors. Approximately 150 to 200 children are diagnosed with this type of tumor each year and survival time is typically just nine to twelve months from diagnosis. Grace journeyed to Heaven on Valentine’s Day 2008.

Opening activities begin at 7:00AM, with the race beginning at 9:00AM. We encourage you to register prior to March 30, 2020 to ensure you will receive a race t-shirt. However, we will also accept registrants from 7:00-8:00AM on race day. Extra t-shirts will be ordered, but supplies may be limited. Be sure to arrive early to partake in pre-race entertainment and warm-up. Breakfast will be available at the concession stand starting at 7:00AM. After the race, there will be an award ceremony, many fun indoor children’s activities, charitable hair donations, dance performances, basket raffle and silent auction, and full concession stand of lunch items available for purchase. (If you are interested in donating your hair, email RaceForGrace@reflectionsofgrace.org). Visit our merchandise and awareness area, which will be open throughout the day. The day’s events will conclude around 1:00PM. We look forward to seeing you on April 4, 2020!

As a thank you to out customers and communities, we are pleased to provide a FREE 3-hour Shred-it event at our Pittsburgh Stores.* Stop by by your closest Guardian Storage to safely and securely dispose of your unwanted documents, while also helping the environment!

Please Note: 

We are kindly asking participants to provide a voluntary cash or school supply donation to benefit The Education Partnership- a nonprofit organization that provides critical school supplies to local childen in need.

To ensure that we are able to serve the most people, there is a limit of 5 file boxes per person. We will gladly shred more during the last hour of the event if there is space in the truck.

Please be careful to remove any binder clips prior to shredding. Paper clips, staples, and window envelopes are safe to shred.  

Also, we do FREE Electronic Recycling during business hours! To provide more sustainable recycling solutions to our communities, we are happy to accept used electronics through our free e-cycling program in partnership with Evolution E-Cycling. Bring your used electronics to our Shred-It event, or stop by any Guardian Storage location during business hours year-round to recycle your electronics for free! *Please note we no longer accept televisions or monitors.