Saturday Breast Cancer Walk
Raises Over $12K For Research For Cure

 

by: Bobby McDonald

 

 

Over 800 Hopkins County residents forewent sleeping late on Saturday morning, and made their way to the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center for the 1st Annual "Passionately Pink for the Cure 5K Walk/Run, and in doing so raised over $12,000.00 for research. The event was sponsored by the Family Life Church and monies collected will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Before the "gun" sounded, in the race for the cure, former Coach and High School Principal, Chuck King, addressed the group and told the story of how he lost his mother to breast cancer, but that he believed a cure could be found for the disease. He asked the large group to scream "I believe in a cure!" as loud as they could. And, a resounding shot came from those assembled.

 

 

 

Additionally, the Sulphur Springs Wildcats backed the cause, as they used the run as a Saturday morning work-out, and numerous other organizations joined forces to sponsore teams and walk in the race.

 

 

 

 

 

Winners announced at the end of the race and their times are as follows:

 

Juan Carlos Mendez was the first one across the finish line in Saturday's race for the cure.

 

                      Men's Division:

                                          1st. Juan Carlos Mendez (19.43)

                                          2nd. Randy Schipp (20.34)

                                          3rd. Jeff Haygood (21.07)

                       Women's Division:

                                          1st. Ashleigh Wallace (23.24)

                                          2nd. Jamie Mitchell (24.41)

                                          3rd. Sherry Loohey (25.08)

                         Top "Mommy Racer" Craig Roberts (30.54)

                         Team Spirit Award went to "TEAM Mac" from Sulphur Springs!!!

 

The Craig Roberts family participated in Saturday's race, with Craig pushing Matthew in the
race to win "The Family Award."

 

"We just want to thank everyone for such a great response and for the giant effort that was made to raise this money for a cure," proclaimed the event organizers. "It was an overwhelming response for the first annual event!"

 

 

 

 

Enjoy these photos from Saturday's event:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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