Signed in as:
filler@godaddy.com
run with heart!
Lace up your sneakers and join us for our inaugural 5K race to kick off Celebrate with Heart! For the first time ever, we've kicking off our Celebrate with Heart Community Festival with a 5K that's all about moving together, giving back, and celebrating our incredible community.
Whether you're chasing a PR, pushing a stroller, walking with friends, or just coming for the fun - everyone is welcome. All ages. All abilities.
Spots are limited, we'd love to see you at the starting line!
WHEN: Sunday, September 27th - right before Celebrate with Heart!
TIME: Registration starts at 9am, race kicks off at 11am
WHERE: Begins and ends at the Cochituate Ball Fields
COST: $37 through August 31st (first 37 registrants get a free t-shirt!)
$45 September 1st - September 20th
$55 September 20th - September 27th
$20 Student Registration (now through race day!)
Celebrate with Heart 2026
celebrate with heart
On Sunday September 27th, we will be hosting our fourth annual Celebrate with Heart Community Festival at Cochituate Ball Fields in Wayland, MA. We hope you join us as we eat, play, bounce, craft, and connect in a fun, exciting environment!
WHEN: Sunday, September 27th, 12pm-3pm
WHERE: Cochituate Ball Fields, Wayland, MA
Thank you to all the sponsors, volunteers, and attendees for making our 2025 Celebration such a huge success. With your help, we were able to donate over $3,000 to Wayland High School teams and groups who helped us execute such an amazing event.
Celebrate with Heart 2026 Sponsors:
daisy sponsor
Heart sponsors
Teal sponsors
orange sponsors
Special thanks to:
Celebrate with Heart 2025 Event Photos
play with heart
Our fourth annual Play with Heart 3v3 Hockey Tournament, in partnership with the East Coast Wizards Hockey Club, was played on April 12, 2026 at The Edge in Bedford, MA.
A record number of teams and coaches came together to play their hearts out all for a great cause. Our Play with Heart Tournament is always a day full of teamwork and smiles celebrating hockey and remembering Eliza. So far, we have been able to raise over $120,000 to fund scholarships, equipment, and help get more kids on the ice.
Thank you to all the players, coaches, volunteers, and fans for making this year the best one yet!
play with heart
We are proud to have partnered with National Champion Tufts University Field Hockey and their 2026 Coaching Staff of the Year to offer skills clinics for elementary to middle school aged kids over the last 2 years. Increasing access to world-class instruction for girls closer to home.
Keep an eye here for information on our 2027 Clinic, we can't wait to see you there!
READ with heart
It comes as no surprise that nearly all of Eliza's favorite books have similar themes: being confident in yourself, standing up for others, overcoming differences, teamwork, and persistence. Check out Eliza's favorites and pick some up for your mighty kid or consider empowering more children by gifting your school, library, or anyone else in Eliza's honor. We will happily hand deliver or ship directly to whoever you choose! Please contact us at ElizaJNortonFoundation@gmail.com for more info!
Act with Heart: KINDNESS WEEK
We celebrate Kindness Week in honor of Eliza's birthday on April 30th. Each year we invite you to perform acts of kindness in your community: Bring a teacher flowers, do yard work for a neighbor, surprise your team with homemade cookies.
Let's make the world a better place together.
Tag us on social @EJNFoundation to spread kindness even further!
#ActWithHeart #smallbutmighty #showyourheart
act with heart: community empowerment
Eliza J. Norton Foundation Hosts Talk with Holocaust Survivor Kati Preston
The Eliza J. Norton Foundation hosted a talk with Kati Preston - an author, Holocaust survivor, and activist for tolerance and anti- bullying. Kati has shared her story of survival with countless school children throughout New England. Her talk invites her audience to take a journey through history as she recounts the details of her early childhood in Nazi-occupied Hungary. Her lasting message is to never underestimate the power of one. She reminds kids of the power they possess to do the right thing and the importance of acting with compassion to fight against hate and prejudice.