“Run the Ridge” Mary E. Smith Brain Tumor Awareness 5K Chicago Ridge, IL   Jun 14, 2025

The Mary E. Smith (M.O.M) Foundation, Inc./ Memories of Mary is a nonprofit charity organization founded in 2008. The foundation is dedicated to the memory of Mary Elizabeth Smith established to help win the fight against brain tumors.

The vision is to one day live in a world in which brain tumors do not exist… period. The Mary E. Smith Foundation achieves its mission through 3 initiatives: FIND-A-CURE, AIM-HIGH & SAVE-A-LIFE which is dedicated to Research, Scholarships & Financial Assistance respectively. For the past several years, in support of advocacy and research, MESF has given a portion of proceeds from this annual event to the National Brain Tumor Society.