Poopsy is correct, we should not lose sight of the event's goal, donation by the Daybreak community to an extremely worthy cause. Sometimes, it's not just about us.

If the community wants to continue the 5k, then I suggest a group of folks form a committee to organize the event now. Keep in mind that staging the 5k is extremely expensive and VERY labor intensive.

So the committees first meeting should focus on what pocket the 18-20k (yes, thats thousands)necessary to make the event happen, will provide funding. Remember, the Daybreak budget has gone down with the economy, so chances are good you will have to look for a great many sponsors to fill the funding gap. Or, Daybreak will have to figure out which events to cancel so they can put funding into the 5K.

Once you have funding, then it's on to try to find volunteers.

This kind of event doesn't just happen.