by Merlin Anderson
ABC Run #75 was held at the Timber Pointe Outdoor
Center on May 19. We raised an awesome total
of $2,343 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, thanks to generous
contributions from the 64 ABC run participants and several others that were not
able to attend but sent a check anyway.
Of all 75 ABC Runs, $2,343 is the second highest amount!
St. Jude Run Team members Beth Lamb, Jerry Simpson,
and Bill Bey were excellent hosts and provided a great pancake breakfast,
supplemented by coffee cake from Meg Anderson, and too many other tasty items
for me to count. Thanks to all who added
to the variety of the feast, including Ropp Jersey Cheese for the two blocks of
cheese. My favorite was the smoked gouda.
Not only did we raise $2,343 for St. Jude, we were
part of an expanded adventure called a “multi-sport training day” that raised
$850 for the Easter Seals Timber Pointe Outdoor Center, making a grand total of
$3,183 for both charities. The
multi-sport training day followed up the run with an open water swim, a bike
ride, and then concluded with a great cookout, complete with a keg.
Total participation for this combined event was about
90, counting everyone who ran or biked or swam or helped or ate or drank. Thanks to Kevin McCarthy for inviting the ABC
runners to the multi-sport event. It worked
out great to have the Lake Run Club, the Tri-Shark Triathlon Club, and the
Central Illinois Masters Swim Team work together. It was good for all the participants, for St.
Jude, and for Timber Pointe. Let’s do it
again soon!
