‘The Running Hawaiian 5k run/walk’ Set To Be Held In North Myrtle Beach

The Aiden Keahi Mendoza Foundation raises funds that are dedicated toward creating a scholarship for a senior at Socastee High School.

‘The Running Hawaiian 5k run/walk’ is set to be hosted on Saturday in North Myrtle Beach.

The race is held annually to remember surfside teen, Aiden Mendoza, who was only 17 when he drowned in Surfside Beach in December of 2016.

Aiden was a senior at Socastee High School and had received nearly a full ride to Anderson University at the time of his death. His mother, Katinka Keller-Mendoza, established a non-profit foundation to honor her son’s death in 2017.

The Aiden Keahi Mendoza Foundation raises funds that are dedicated toward creating a scholarship for a senior at Socastee High School.

This years 5k race will take place at the North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex on Saturday at 9a.m..

Keller-Mendoza is hoping to have at least 200 runners participate in the race.

For information on how you can participate, visit The Aidan Keahi Mendoza Foundation Facebook page.