PRINCETON, NJ Restaurant Dining Guide Announcement

4th Annual ANGELS RUN at Hopewell Valley Vineyards September 19

PENNINGTON, NJ - The Light Up The Room Foundation is returning home to its Mercer County roots to host the 4^th annual Angels Run at Hopewell Valley Vineyards next month. The run, slated for Saturday, September 19^th, kicks off at 10am.

The Angels Run – the foundation’s signature event – is a timed 5k race that includes an event t-shirt, a complimentary glass of wine and picnic to follow. The course starts and finishes in the scenic Hopewell Valley Vineyards. Those interested in registering can visit https://www.angelsrun.org.  

“After three years in New York City, we’re thrilled to be able to host this year’s run back in Pennington at a venue as beautiful as Hopewell Valley Vineyards,” said Tom Rust, president of the Light Up The Room Foundation. “We’re looking forward to a great day and our best event yet.”

The Light Up the Room Foundation was formed in 2009 to honor the memory of Karen P. Rust, an outstanding medical practitioner and loving mother and friend. She was as a person who modestly “lit up the room” for the many people she cared for who suffered from various types of cancer including melanoma, which ultimately took Karen’s own life. Karen had an exceptionally strong belief in the presence and power of angels, a belief that helped her rise above horrific circumstances and battle cancer with a positive attitude while also helping her patients survive and thrive.

The Angels Run is named for Karen, who surrounded herself and her family with a collection of angels to ensure that they all had someone watching over them day by day. Throughout her battle with cancer, the hospital’s medical staff, her professional colleagues and friends would come to visit Karen. During these visits it was as if Karen was doing the comforting through an indelible display of strength and faith, and those in her company realized it was Karen who was the true angel.

The Light Up The Room Foundation is dedicated to serve those who cannot fend for themselves with a specific focus on those who are victims of child abuse and/or battling cancer. Through events, sponsorships and the online store Angel's Shop Too, the foundation raises funds to keep Karen's spirit alive and her good works in place. For more information please visit https://www.lightuptheroomfoundation.org.