6/1/2024 @ 8 AM
Boerne Main Plaza
day of race registration @ 7 AM
Race Day Packet Pick Up 7 - 7:45 AM
free entry for deaf and hard-of-hearing
Aid the Silent's 10th Annual 5K & 10K Walk/Run!
The Race
Join us in raising awareness and funds to support the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. To participate as a runner, simply register and come out to the Main Plaza in the historic downtown Boerne on race day. Enjoy the scenic views of the beautiful Boerne river walk and stay to spend the day shopping at boutiques, dining at famous restaurants or exploring nature trails throughout the city.
The race will be fully deaf and hard-of-hearing accessible with live captioning and interpreters.
Packet Pickup
Thursday, May 30, 2024
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
at Aid the Silent
8126 Broadway Street
San Antonio, TX 78209
210-868-6616 (Voice)
210-996-8648 (Text)
Friday, May 31, 2024
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
at Rudkin Productions
34910 IH-10 West, #701
Boerne, TX 78006
830-249-1744
Aid the Silent is a Texas-based nonprofit that helps deaf and hard-of-hearing children and teens receive equal access to opportunity by providing financial assistance to enhance communication methods; gain access to education resources; and to improve their overall health, both mental and physical, that leads to individual growth socially, educationally and spiritually.
Aid the Silent strives for equality for the deaf community.
Deaf Awareness
Educate the community and promote inclusion and acceptance through full accommodations and accessibility.
Deaf Resources
Provides financial assistance for communication resources such as hearing aids, assistive communication devices, sign language lessons, speech therapy, etc.
Deaf Education
Financially assists deaf educators with classroom accommodations, supplies and equipment, outreach inclusion, and training and conference fees.
Deaf Ministry
Provides funding of deaf youth camper fees, accessibility resources and bi-lingual counselors to faith-based camps. Provides for practical needs for families who are needing additional resources.
We provide these areas of resources:
Hearing aids | FM systems | ASL lessons (family or individual) | Speech therapy | Accessibility Accommodations | Camping Experiences | Practical needs
We provide deaf educators these area of resources:
Classroom Curriculum | Ongoing Deaf education | Loaner hearing aids | additional hearing equipment | Independent speech therapy | American Sign Language lessons | Field Trip Accommodations | Assistance with language acquisition and literacy
Who We Help
Aid the Silent assists children 0-22 (in high school) who have hearing loss through our Deaf Resources and Deaf Education programs. Through our Deaf Ministry program, we send youth between ages 10-18 years old to faith-based camps with full accommodations.
