A boy runs through a tunnel of people who douse him with paint during a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Ben Blanchard, 6, left, admires his face painting prior to a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Kristen Maddox, founder of A Door of Hope Ministries, discusses some of the non-profit organization’s services prior to the start of a 5K color run dubbed “A Run 4 Hope” at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Livingston Parish Layton Ricks address a crowd prior to a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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A banner hangs on a fence prior to a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10. Participants were able to write messages to loved ones on the banner.
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Brady Robinson, 10, gets a face full of paint before even starting the 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Livingston Parish Layton Ricks is the first to run through the tunnel of people during a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10. About 60 people registered for the run.
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A pair of runners finish the fun run and start the 5K during A Door of Hope Ministries’ “Run 4 Hope” at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Sidney Mercer, 8, closes her eyes as people cover her in paint during a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10. Mercer finished in first place in the one-mile fun run.
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A runner closes her eyes as people cover her in paint during a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Two runners get ready to cover their faces as people begin to throw paint on them during a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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A unicorn-wearing runner walks through a tunnel of people as they throw chalked paint on him during a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Coby Dryden, left, squirts paint at Austin Kock while the door wait for runners to come down River Road during a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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A runner gets doused in paint while going down River Road during a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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A runner smiles after getting paint thrown on her during a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Kristie Hendricks lifts both her arms after running through the last color tunnel of A Door of Hope Ministries 5K color run at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Lindsey Blanchard and her friend’s dog Delta make it past the finish line of a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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William Mercer, 16, and his 2-year-old pit bull Blu try to catch their breath following a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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From left, Kaley Glover and Cami Creel make it past the finish line of a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Kristen Maddox, founder of A Door of Hope Ministries, make it past the finish line of a 5K color run dubbed “A Run 4 Hope” at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Participants of a 5K color run dubbed “A Run 4 Hope” take a picture with a banner at Kidz Korner Playland in Denham Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10. The run was hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries.
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Participants of a 5K color run hosted by A Door of Hope Ministries sign a banner.