About 800 runners and walkers raised money for the Women’s Fund when they gathered at the Oxford Creamery in Mattapoisett for the Women's Fund Tiara 5K.

The seventh annual race took place on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12. Runners and walkers included mothers, daughters, husbands, sons, and teams of families, who turned out to race despite damp weather.

“Everybody is a winner today,” Kate Fentress, executive director of the Women’s Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts said. “You’re a winner for the Women’s Fund and you’re a winner for yourself.”

This year, 5K participants who support the Women’s Fund, will also be helping The One Fund Boston, Inc. An anonymous Women's Fund donor will match any gifts made to the fund, with a gift to The One Fund Boston, said Traci Calabrese, Development Officer for the Women's Fund.

The One Fund helps the people affected by the Boston Marathon Bombings.

The Women’s Fund, based in New Bedford, raises money and awareness for women’s education and financial security throughout the region.

Calabrese estimated this year's race about $45,000. About 1,000 people had been registered to participate, but poor weather likely dampened the groups fundraising efforts, she said.

Last year, the event raised more than $56,000 through registration fees, donations and sponsorships, which included many local businesses.

Fentress thanked Hawthorne Medical and Lockheed Martin for their sponsorship. The businesses gave $2,500 each to the Women’s Fund.

Children between the ages of three and twelve years old kicked off the race at 9 a.m. Before the adult race started at 9:30 a.m., participants, some clad in skirts, tiaras, feather boas, and other colorful costumes, prepared for the run with friends and family.

Lynn Bliss, of Mattapoisett, ran with four friends who traveled from Wareham and Middleborough. Instead of stretching, the friends (running as Team Bluebird) applied blue makeup under their eyes. Bright blue feather boas and tiaras completed the costume.

Families, too, arrived for the event. Kristine Silva, of Fairhaven, arrived with her daughters Kennedy and Meredith.

“This is my Mother’s Day gift,” Kristine said about the race.

Starting and ending at 98 County Road, the race course snaked through Mattapoisett Village.

Race results can be viewed online at www.racewire.com.