Have a Heart Run 2010

On May 22, 2010, 130 runners and walkers and over 50 volunteers braved the weather in support of Community Action’s first annual Have a Heart Run fundraiser. The 10k run and 2 mile run/walk course ran along the beautiful Skagit River dike just south of Edgewater Park in Mount Vernon. Children of all ages participated helping us raise over $10,000!

Awards were given to the top times for both male and female in each division. In the 10k division Kevin Olsen with a best time for males at 36:07, took home his trophy and Dena Goder at 44:04 took home her trophy for the female. Tracy Tesarik with a time of 22:47 secured her trophy as did Lester Bradford at age 84 came in with a time of 25:14 in the 2 mile division. Good job everyone!

Community Action has six major areas of focus for its 35 plus programs and runners who raised the most pledges for an area of focus received a basket put together by the staff in that area. Here are the top earners for each area of focus:
1. Crisis Intervention: Theresa Westfall
2. Housing and Shelter: Ken Dahlstedt
3. Food Access and Nutrition: Mary Evitt
4. Health Care Access: Christine Johnson
5. Education, Literacy, and Job Skills: Mary Clarity
6. Volunteerism: Jenn Cline
7. Area of Greatest Need: Eric Irelan

Over 50 volunteers (a total of 211 hours), all wearing lime green T-shirts, contributed too to the success of this event. Volunteers helped with the set-up and tear-down of all the tents, many helped with the registration and preparing the food, and manning the much needed water station while others helped with course safety and timing.

Community Action would like to thank all those who participated in our First Annual Have a Heart Run event, especially to the Skagit Volunteer Center for helping recruit all these wonderful volunteers and the volunteers themselves who gave of their time and energy to make this event the success that it was. We hope to see you there next year!