Photo courtesy of Stacy Cooper
Dash Barton
Friends and loved ones of a 13-year-old Bumpus Middle School student who died a year ago are holding a 5K run in his memory this Saturday, March 15.
The Dash Barton Buffalo Run is being called that because Barton faced storms head on just like a buffalo, said Stacy Cooper, one of the organizers of the 5K.
The race will start and end at Brock’s Gap Brewing Co. at 500 Mineral Trace, Suite 100, in the Trace Crossings community. On-site registration starts at 8 a.m., and the race is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Awards will be given out at the brewery at 11:30 a.m., and Hoss Carl Lewis and the Black Sedan Band are scheduled to play from noon to 2 p.m.
There will be a silent auction and many gift card drawings as well, Cooper said.
Barton lived in the Lake Wilborn community in Trace Crossings and was heavily involved with the Hoover High School baseball program, where his father, Jason Barton, is an assistant varsity coach and brother, Atticus Barton, is a senior player on the team.
The cost to participate in the 5K is $35 and includes a T-shirt and swag bag. Proceeds from the event will be used to fund two college scholarships, one for a senior Hoover High baseball player and another for a Junior ROTC member (because Dash wanted to be in the ROTC and become a pilot), Cooper said.
One of Dash’s last acts of service was escorting members of the military to their seats at a military appreciation night at a Hoover High baseball game, Cooper said. The plan is to hold the 5K and give out scholarships annually, she said.
