Edward I.
Moses Walk/Run for Life, Inc.
April 27,
2008
Under sunny
skies, with two hundred eighty two participants, willing
and helpful committee members, extra helpers and support
people over $85,000 was raised in the St. Lawrence
County fight against cancer on the Ferguson Trail and
out of Appleton Arena on the St. Lawrence University
Campus. Twenty five individuals raised over $1000 each.
They were: Robert Porter, Warren Dyke, The Curtis
family(Sami, EJ and Jim), Charles Saidel, Karen Perry,
Jodi Hopsicker, Shauna Wheeler, Jean Hayes, Sylvia Bell,
Nancy Garrand, Beulah Ritchie, Clyde Shireman, Carrie
Porter, Elaine Perry, James Moses, Jodi Dingle, Jane
Dyke, Craig Siddon, Elaina Porter, Louden Porter, Wyatt
Porter, Shirley Putman, Declan Porter, Mattigan Porter,
and Bridget Gordinier.
Teams were
very present and loved ones were remembered by the
efforts of relatives, friends, and neighbors. Some of
the teams participating were the: 30 milers, Ryan’s
team, Team Terri, Team Bonnie C, Team Jenny Mooney,
Michela’s team, Rita’s Rooters, The Stumps, Tops 102,
Team Garrow, Team NYSARC, BBW Breast Cancer Walk/Run,
SPORT, Winter Cancer Treatment Team, Team Joan, Massena
Memorial Hospital Team, Gouverneur Correctional Team,
Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Team, VFW Ladies Aux Post
1231, Healthy Living Partnership Team; students from:
Gouverneur Central, Edwards Knox Central, Seaway Area
Tech Center, Hermon DeKalb Central, Potsdam Central, and
Canton Central and several Kinney Drugs Stores and many
individuals were present for a day of commitment.
Bob Porter
won the Douglas C. Hartson Sr. Award for the highest
individual fund raiser, Charles Saidel won the Roscoe
Stowell Jr. award for the most money raised by a
student, and Sauna Wheeler won the Duane Garrow Award
for most money raised by a person 12 and under, The
Richard E. Winter Award to the top group went to the “30
Milers”, The Ryan Saidel Award for top school group was
won by Gouverneur Central Students, the Bonnie Hayden
Award for the second highest school group went to
students from Edwards Knox Central, The Shirley Kirk
Award went to Sylvia Bell from Massena as the top Kinney
Drugs fund raiser, and the Taylor Cup was retained by
Kinney’s Store number 10. Nineteen grand prizes with a
value of at least $100 were won by: Jim Cunningham,
Cindy Gilbert, Dana Farley, Darren Wilson, Becky Perry,
Mark Brouillette, Paula BBurcume, and Brandow Garrow won
the “Gator” from LeBerge & Curtis John Deere.
The
committee thanks all participants, especially all
donors, the many business sponsors of the event and all
the people that provided support to the participants.
