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5K race to be held in memory of HCMS
teacher, community supporter, friend
“It was a natural thing because Holly was
such a good runner and she was always at
local races,” Nguyen said.
Written by: Megan Hart
NPAR Correspondent
M
embers of the
North Port
community will
come together on
Sunday, May 14 for the Holly
Morgan Fisher Memorial 5K
Race and 1-Mile Walk, which
will commemorate the late
Heron Creek Middle School
teacher.
Fisher, a mother of three,
tragically passed away
earlier this year. She taught
sixth-grade world history at
Heron Creek and was an avid
member of the local running
community.
The 5K race and 1-mile walk
will raise money to support
the Fisher Family Scholarship
Fund and the North Port High
School Athletic Department in
her honor.
Phu Nguyen, who coaches
the NPHS boys cross country
team, is a member of the
event organizing committee.
He said hosting a 5K seemed
like the perfect way to
celebrate Fisher’s life and
her commitment to the local
community.
“It was a natural thing because
Holly was such a good
runner and she was always
at local races,” he said. “The
organizing committee is really
a running community, so we
knew we had to do something
like this right away.”
Both the race and walk will
take place at NPHS, and
registration for the events
is now open. The 5K will
provide members of the
local community with the
rare opportunity to run on
NPHS’s cross country course,
which plays host to one of
the biggest high school cross
country meets in the state
every year, Nguyen said.
Nguyen also anticipates it to
be an emotional day.
“We except it to be a great
race, a great atmosphere
and we’re hoping people
will enjoy being there and
celebrating Holly,” he said.
Nguyen said the planning
committee hopes to turn
the Holly Morgan Fisher
Memorial 5K into an annual
event. The planning process
has gone well so far, with
many local businesses and
organizations stepping up as
sponsors, Nguyen said.
Fisher was an important
member of the Heron Creek
community. Her parents told
NBC2 that she loved her
students.