The Taylor Watford Foundation is being featured in a segment on WIS-TV. The segment is running before Saturday’s (May 20) Taylor Watford Foundation 5K run/walk.

Greg Adaline of WIS-TV interviews Jade Watford in the video clip. Jade is the sister of Taylor Watford, the Brookland-Cayce High School graduate and athlete who lost his life after accidently overdosing on a substance that contained fentanyl two days after Christmas in 2018.

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“One pill can kill,” is the message imparted in the segment, along with the high-risk in street drugs that are all too common in Lexington County, and everywhere else. Drug overdose deaths are at an all-time high because of the prevalence of deadly drugs on the street. Jade said statistics show that 50 percent of all street drugs likely contain fentanyl.

More information:

The 2nd annual Taylor Watford Foundation Run/Walk for Hope is at 8 a.m. on May 20. Sponsorships are available. Click here for more information

The race starts on 7th Street behind Brookland-Cayce High School and the course includes the beautiful Avenues of Cayce. Race Day registration begins at 7:15 a.m.

• May 20th 7:15 am registration 8 am start
• Race starts at BCHS new arena lot
• $25 19+ $15 18 and under
  Fees increase to $35 and $20 and shirts not guaranteed after 5/13
• $100 cash prize/ 1 hour massage for top male & female finishes
• Eligible race of Columbia Running Club Tour de Columbia
• Register to run at strictlyrunning.com
• Sign up to sponsor or volunteer at taylorwatfordfoundation.org

The Taylor Watford Foundation was founded in 2019 in memory of Taylor Watford, who passed in December 2018 of an overdose. Since Taylor’s death, the TWF has raised over $80,000 to fight substance abuse.

There are many ways to help in the fight against substance abuse. Learn more about how you can get involved and help the foundation with its mission. taylorwatfordfoundation.org