More than 500 people participated in the fourth annual Take Steps for Kids 5K race, a student-run fundraiser Saturday. The race raised over $8,000, almost twice what it raised last year. Take Steps for Kids 5K is the largest student-run 5K in Missouri.

Students and other community members begin the Take the Steps for Kids 5K during the snow on Saturday. The event organized by the Washington University Running Club raised more than $4,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri.

With Brookings Hall as the backdrop, 184 runners, walkers and even a dog began a five-kilometer run through campus in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. Started just last year, the now-annual Take Steps for Kids is fast becoming a tradition at Washington University. Over $3,750 was raised for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri in the event organized by the Washington University Running Club.

Washington University students and members of the local community will take part in the Take Steps for Kids 5K Run/Walk around campus this Sunday.