The Andrew McMorris Foundation is excited to announce its first event of 2022, “Andrew’s Top Gun Run.” This 5k/Fun Run, in collaboration with Suffolk County Council of Boy Scouts of America, will take place on March 26, 2022. It was announced at a press conference at the event site this week.

The Andrew McMorris Foundation has picked a fitting location for a 5K run planned in honor of the late boy scout: the former Grumman runway at EPCAL in Calverton.

His parents, John and Alisa and sister Arianna, announced on Monday the run, which is planned for Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Grumman Memorial Park.

When Andrew McMorris was younger, his family would ride bikes together at the Enterprise Park in Calverton. Andrew, who dreamed of becoming a pilot, “pretended when he biked down the old runways that he was actually taking off in an airplane,” his father said.

Now, one of those runways will host a 5K run in honor of the late Wading River Boy Scout, who died in 2018 after he and his troop were struck by a drunk driver while hiking in Manorville.

Andrew was an exceptionally talented artist and renaissance man. His two favorite sayings were, “A real artist is never done” when he was creating in art class, and “I love to create together.” In the spirit of both those “Andrew-isms,” The Andrew McMorris Foundation is excited to announce our first “Finish the Painting Fundraiser” on Friday, April 9.

The Andrew McMorris Foundation is proud to share the success of its 2nd Annual Gala Benefit. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had to be a virtual affair this year, but it was no less successful thanks to our amazing donors, sponsors, volunteers, honorees and partners.

It’s time for us to come together and honor Andrew’s life while building his legacy.

On the first anniversary of the worst day of our lives, we’re coming together as a community to host the 1st Annual Andrew McMorris Foundation Benefit.

We walked like MADD today at Jones Beach in honor of Andrew and to raise money and awareness of the impact drunk driving has on others. We will continue to walk and fight for Andrew and to hopefully put an end to drunk driving. No more victims!

The McMorris Family was honored to speak at this event in Andrew’s memory.

All proceeds were donated to MADD in Andrew’s honor.

All proceeds were donated to Troop 161 in Andrew’s honor.