Yesterday I wrote a short post about two recent Nightlight fundraisers, one of which was a 5k Run/Walk for Adoption Awareness. This morning Lisa, Assistant Director of the SC Nightlight office, passed something along to me about the 5k that I wanted to share with our readers (with the permission of the family, of course).

Our 5k had a competitive element, and the winner of our Under-19 category was Alina from North Carolina, a 13-year-old who came with her mother, Claire, to the event. Alina and her brother were adopted as infants through Nightlight’s Russia Adoption Program. Thank you, Alina, for helping us raise adoption awareness, and congratulations!

Here are a few photos sent by Alina’s mom (click for full image):