Street Dog Hero Invites Bend Community to Heroes on the Run

Street Dog Hero’s second annual Heroes on the Run event will take place on Sunday, September 12 from 10am to 2pm at the Athletic Club of Bend.

This outdoor event — presented by Bend Pet Express — promises fun and food for families and furry friends alike including:

Dog-friendly 5k Fun Run
Kids’ Mini-Run; all participants receive a Street Dog Hero cape!
Kids’ Fun Zone featuring a giant inflatable slide, dog pawdicure/kid manicure station and doggie kissing booth and games
Live entertainment
Food trucks and beer garden
Prize raffle

Since 2017, Street Dog Hero (SDH) has provided spay/neuter services to 1,251 animals, and rescued more than 1,600 dogs from neglect, hunger and abuse around the world and from overcrowded shelters in Texas, California and Ohio. SDH also serves its neighbors in rural Oregon, sterilizing more than 500 animals across the state in 2020-21.

“Heroes On The Run is our most important fundraising event of the year. The Central Oregon community has been so supportive of Street Dog Hero, enabling our life-saving programs in areas where animals are least likely to receive care due to financial, geographic and cultural barriers,” remarked Marianne Cox, founder of Street Dog Hero. “We’re looking forward to this community event to celebrate our success, thank our many supporters and raise critical funds so we can continue saving lives.”

The event is free to attend. Registration is required for the 5k Fun Run ($35 without event T-shirt or $40 with event T-shirt). Kids Zone and Mini-Run passes are $10.

Thank you to sponsors of Heroes On The Run, presented by Bend Pet Express:

Athletic Club of Bend, Fall River Health, Blue Sky Veterinary Clinic, The Ladd Group, Walker Structural Engineering, Cascade Sotheby’s, T-Mobile, Jamba Juice, Northwestern Home Loans, Bend Property Pros, G5, Crater Lake Spirits, Chevrolet Cadillac of Bend, Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys, OnPoint Community Credit Union, Hooker Creek Construction, BendBroadband, Volvo Cars Bend, Stahancyk, Kent & Hook P.C.,The Melner Group, Hayden Homes, Trailhead Liquor, Cascade Design Center, High Desert Mulching, Summa Real Estate Professionals, Dancin Woofs, Oregon Spirit Distillers, Portland Trailblazers and Pahlisch Homes.

Street Dog Hero saves lives around the world. Our mission is to help street dogs globally by providing transportation, medical treatment, adoption placement, awareness and education. There are many ways to support our work: