On Sunday August 4, at 8:30 AM, Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF) will host the fourth annual Race of Hope to defeat depression, led by Grand Marshals Sailor Brinkley Cook and Jack Brinkley Cook, HDRF Founder Audrey Gruss and Arthur Dunnam. At the Race, more than 600 racers will take a beautiful three-mile route around Lake Agawam in Southampton Village.
The USA Track and Field sanctioned event will raise awareness and funds for advanced depression research. In 2018, more than 500 participants of all ages helped raise more than $250,000, with every dollar raised going directly to research.
Sailor Brinkley Cook and Jack Brinkley Cook are the children of supermodel Christie Brinkley and part of an iconic Hamptons family with deep roots in the East End. Both in their early 20s, the siblings represent a post millennial generation that is not only more open about mental health issues, but also increasingly vulnerable. Rates of depression and suicide among teens have risen sharply in the past decade, according to recent studies.
The Race of Hope brings the community together to turn the tide on depression through research and education. It is supported by localresidents including Jamee and Peter Gregory, Kim Heirston, Leonard and Judy Lauder, Marigay McKee and Bill Ford,Kitty & Bill McKnight III, Thomas C. Quick, Scott Snyder, Lisa M. Aery, Serena Bowman, Sharon Bush, Susan Gutfreund, Yaz and Valentin Hernandez, The Honorable and Mrs. Earle Mack, Margo M. and James L. Nederlander, Robert Nederlander, Hilary Geary Ross, Clelia and Tom Zacharias.
Pictured:
Sailor Brinkley-Cook at Elie Tahari Fall / Winter 2019 Runway Show back in February