Written by Jeff Benjamin and posted on SILive.com on September 16,2025. Original post https://www.silive.com/sports/2025/09/hundreds-of-runners-and-walkers-participate-in-annual-brittany-mccarthy-memorial-5k-run.html.
Hundreds of runners and walkers participate in annual Brittany McCarthy Memorial 5K Run…Raising over $25,000 for Brain Aneurysm Research
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A field of more than 300 runners and walkers gathered this past Saturday at Wolfe’s Pond Park to participate in the annual Brittany McCarthy Memorial 5K Run & Walk To Save Lives.
The event honors the memory of Brittany McCarthy who tragically died of a brain aneurysm in 2021 at the age of 21.
“This event could never take place without my husband Lenny and Brittany’s twin sister Ashley and The Bee Foundation, Erin, Christine, Laura and Lauren and all the donations that come from friends, family and even people we don’t know, especially in the local community,” Brittany’s mother, Patricia McCarthy-Hillers said.
“Every dollar that is donated goes towards a research grant in Brittany’s honor each year to a doctor to find a way to detect aneurysms before they rupture.”
“We are so grateful to everyone.”
