A Hoboken sixth grader is leading all fundraisers for the Hoboken Shelter's 5K
Jacob Cyprys, who turns 12 on October 11, has raised $1,780 for the HoBOOken 5K and is asking neighbors for $12 each.
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Jacob Cyprys, a sixth grader at the Hoboken Dual Language Charter School, is the leading individual fundraiser for the Hoboken Shelter's 17th annual HoBOOken 5K. News 12 New Jersey reported on October 8, 2026, that he has raised $1,780. Before his 12th birthday on Sunday, October 11, he is asking neighbors for $12 to help people facing hunger and housing instability.
He first ran in the shelter's Scary Scurry kids' race in 2017, when he was three. This year he will run the full course with his mother on Sunday, October 25, at Pier A Park, after months of weekend training through the city. He told the station he wants everyone to have a home, and he hopes the race moves other people to help. Shelter executive director Jaclyn Cherubini said the effort is a reminder that kindness has no age limit.
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