DAPHNE, Ala. — Children needing reconstructive surgeries and wheelchairs in Ecuador will get support Sept. 26 as proceeds from the second annual Jubilee Race for Life will benefit Bayside Medical Missions, an Eastern Shore-based nonprofit organization.

Proceeds will go toward the Portoviejo, Ecuador, La Vida Surgery Center, which provides reconstructive surgeries for those with limited financial resources.

Bayside Medical Missions secretary treasurer Flor Fellers said that proceeds will help cover surgeries for children with club feet and untreated fractures.

The race includes a 5K certified course as well as a one-mile fun run with designations for “walkers” and “racewalkers.”

Registration is open and available online at BaysideMedicalMissions.org and at Active.com. A completed entry form and fee must be submitted for each individual wishing to participate in the 5K or the fun run. Entry forms can be printed from the Web sites.

Same-day registration opens at 6:30 a.m. 

Water stations will be provided along the course. Bicycles, strollers, roller blades, balls, head phones and pets are prohibited on the race course.

Overall male and female first-, second- and third-place winners will receive a race award. Awards will also be presented three deep in each age division in the 5K. For the fun run, awards will be presented to overall first-, second- and third-place winners. Awards will be given after the fun run.

All pre-registered participants will receive a cotton event T-shirt. Race winners will have a chance to win a two-night stay with two rounds of golf at a local resort.

Race entrants may pick up packets from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. on the day of the race.

Post-race activities include food, music and drawing of door prizes.

Bayside Medical Missions

About 25 years ago, two orthopedic surgeons from  Fairhope — Paul Fellers and Bob Eubanks — traveled to underdeveloped countries to provide  surgical interventions. Because of  the need they encountered, according to the organization’s Web site, they committed to making yearly trips overseas.

Bayside Medical Missions, formed in 1999, provides opportunities for support teams and health care professionals to offer medical care to those who would otherwise not be able to receive it.

Among the countries served are: Haiti, Kenya, Sierra  Leone, Western Sahara, Papua New Guinea and Ecuador.