About the Run for Aaron

Run for Aaron 5K

The Sixteenth Annual Run for Aaron will benefit the:

Aaron Ploch Memorial Swimming and Soccer Scholarship.

This scholarship is given out in memory of Aaron Charles Ploch. Aaron was an active and loving young boy who passed away suddenly in 1999 at the age of 10. This scholarship is given with the purpose of honoring Aaron’s love of sports and his devotion to his family and friends.

The Aaron Ploch Memorial Scholarship is awarded each year to two deserving students from the Vineland area. Among other criteria, this award is based on the recipient’s sense of team spirit and positive attitude toward life and school.

This year, the Run for Aaron will also be benefiting

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland and Salem County

Please help us to honor Aaron’s memory by supporting our fifteenth annual

Run for Aaron 2024

Event will be held Rain or Shine