LAMOINE — Lace up your running shoes to help local Realtors raise funds for area housing charities.

The Acadia Council of the Mid-Coast Board of REALTORS 5K for Affordable Housing will be held Saturday, May 2, at 9 a.m., at Marlboro Beach, in Lamoine. Machias Savings Bank is this year’s presenting sponsor.

Registration is $25 per person. Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to take part. The first 75 people to register will receive a commemorative event T-shirt.

"The scenic 3.1-mile course starts and ends at Marlboro Beach and offers gorgeous vistas of Frenchman Bay, the mountains of Acadia National Park, forests and blueberry barrens,"  said the REALTORS, in a news release.

All funds raised from the 5K will be matched by the Maine Association of REALTORS Foundation and donated to local nonprofit housing organizations. Proceeds from past Acadia Council fundraising efforts have benefited organizations such as Families First, Habitat for Humanity, Next Step Domestic Violence Project, Friends in Action, Beth C. Wright Cancer Center, Acadia Home for Students and Emmaus Homeless Shelter.

“Our 5K for Affordable Housing is a chance for our whole community to come together and make a difference close to home. Every step we take together brings us closer to making safe, affordable housing a reality for more local families,” said Nicole Richardson, Acadia Council President and broker at Legacy Properties/Sotheby’s International Realty. “We’re grateful to everyone—runners, sponsors, and supporters—who make this community event a success year after year.”

Prizes and medals will be given to the top finishers. There will also be music to get runners and walkers psyched up for the race as well as a professional photographer to capture all the fun.

To register, visit runreg.com/acadia-councils-affordable-housing-5k-lamoine. You can also sign up in person on the day of the event and make payment via cash, check or Venmo.

Other sponsors of this year’s event include Acadia Law Group, Acadia Realty Team/Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate/Masiello Group, Bangor Savings Bank, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Bar Harbor Savings & Loan, Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate/Masiello Group, Camden National Bank, Cleary Law Offices, The Christopher Group LLC, Sherri Dyer/MDI Mortgage, Linda Celia Elliott/Bangor Savings Bank, Jo Geddis/Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., Franklin Savings Bank, GT Outhouses, The Island Agency, The Knowles Company, LandVest/Christie’s International Real Estate, Legacy Properties/Sotheby’s International Realty, L.S. Robinson Real Estate & Vacation Rentals, Kasey Levesque/Great East Title, Lynam Real Estate, Mike Perlman Photography, Quietside Realty, Rudman Winchell, Sargent Real Estate, Deb Terreault of Lynam Real Estate, Treworgy & Baldacci, and the Winter Harbor Agency.