Eat. Run. Hope.: Inaugural 5k And Tasting Event Benefitting Fetal Hope

Eat. Run. Hope., a new event featuring a 5K and culinary tasting event, will take place at Seward Park on Sunday, April 1, 2012. Presenting sponsors, Ethan Stowell Restaurants and Eastside Maternal Fetal Medicine, will host a typical 5K run/walk and Kids Fun Run followed by a Family Festival and unique Chef's Tent food event.

The 5K portion of the day begins with registration and packet pick up at 9:45am. The 5K will start at 11am. The Chef's Tent will be open from 11:45am to 3:00pm, and offer a variety of eating options as well as a beer and wine garden. Eat and Run cost is $95. Eat only is $70. Run only is $35. To register online, find out where to pick up packets, and all the details, visit www.eatrunhope.com.

Ethan Stowell, a celebrated Seattle chef and restaurateur, has rounded up a number of his talented chef friends to take part in the festivities. Some of them will even be running in a bacon relay! Participating chefs include: Renee Erickson of The Walrus and the Carpenter, Miles James of Dot's Delicatessen, Tyler Moritz of Le B?te, Jason Franey of Canlis, Ericka Burke of Volunteer Park Cafe, Craig Hetherington of Taste at SAM, Daisley Gordon of March, Maria Hines of Golden Beetle, Jason Stoneburner of Bastille Cafe & Bar, Tamara Murphy of Terra Plata, Rachel Yang of Revel, and Stowell of Ethan Stowell Restaurants with pizza provided by Via Tribunali.

This past summer, chef Ethan and his wife Angela, lost their twin sons, Nathanael and Gabriel, to Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, a deadly intrauterine disease that affects 1 in 7 multiple births where a placenta is shared.

"We wanted to do something in memory of the boys that could have a positive effect on other families and also raise awareness of how very common fetal diseases and stillbirth really are," says chef Stowell.

"We are very thankful for the love and support we've received from our families and the community and just wanted a way to give back," adds Mrs. Stowell. "We are immensely thankful for our friends and colleagues who are sponsoring the event and donating their time to such an important cause."

All proceeds from Eat. Run. Hope. benefit the Fetal Hope Foundation, a national non-profit that serves as a liaison between families affected by fetal syndromes and the medical teams providing care. The Foundation provides support and information, funds research, increases awareness, and serves as an outlet for leading medical information pertaining to fetal syndromes. Since inception, Fetal Hope has provided information for and counseled thousands through its online repository and forums, and has directly supported over 300 families with Travel Grants when immediate and life-saving treatment was necessary. To learn more, visit www.fetalhope.org.