YOLO Run & Walk
Join us in May 2026!
You Only Live Once, so join us for the YOLO Run for a morning of sunshine that benefits children and families. UC Davis Children’s Hospital and the NEC Society are teaming up on May 17th because it’s Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Awareness Day.
Place
Bob Foster Team Center
UC Davis Health Stadium
Davis, CA US 95616
Description
Join us on the football field in May 2026 at the UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California! Choose your distance and get ready to start and finish your race in the Stadium at the YOLO Run, presented by the NEC Society and UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
Interested in sponsoring the YOLO Run? Email Jennifer@NECsociety.org
NEC is an intestinal disease that can affect medically fragile infants during their first weeks and months of life. UC Davis Children’s Hospital provides lifesaving care for babies at risk of NEC, and the NEC Society is the world’s leading nonprofit advancing NEC research, education, and advocacy. Yolo County locals, Jennifer and Noah Canvasser, launched the NEC Society after tragically losing their son, Micah, to the disease. By teaming up with UC Davis Children’s Hospital, the Canvasser family and NEC Society are building a world without NEC. Join us for the YOLO Run to support this work!
Race start time: 8:00 a.m.
2025 Race Highlights
A Life-Changing Day for NEC Families
“I wanted to thank you for all you do. What you’ve done with the NEC Society is life changing for families who suffer from NEC. You’ve supported grieving people, raised money for research, and have a drive to end this horrible disease. All the while having to grieve yourself.
We all felt loved and had a very emotional day yesterday at the YOLO run. We were a big group standing, or shall I say running lol, for Archer but also all the families who have been affected by nec. It was the greatest day of my life and I will never forget it. All of the effort you put into that event is so appreciated by all of my family.”
Pam Danielson, 2025 Yolo Run/Walk Participant
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