19th Annual Run for the Health of It
Saturday, May 11, 2019 VNSHS 505 Main Street Northport, NY
Nearly 500 guests attended this year’s 5K as VNSHS honored Running Royalty Nina Kuscsik, NYRR Hall of Famer and first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon and Gary Muhrcke, winner of the first NYC Marathon and Founder of Super Runners Shop. Presented by Atria, Avanti and Caring People during National Nurses Week, nearly 500 guests attended this year’s 5K, kids fun run and festival. Guests enjoyed complimentary refreshments, music, raffles, stretching, kids activities and more. With the generous, loyal support of our sponsors, runners/walkers and their families and friends, and volunteers, $15,000 was raised to support Hospice House.
The day kicked off with a kids fun run, followed by the 5K with 285 finishers and concluded with the Honoree and runner awards ceremony. Cash prizes were awarded to the top 3 overall male and female finishers, male and female masters champions, top nurse and top team. Prize sponsor, Signature Premier Properties, presented the top 3 finishers in age categories with Amazon gift cards. Special thank you to Champion Car Wash, Copenhagen Bakery and our sponsors for awesome swag bags. Visit here for runner’s recap of the day.
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A heartfelt thank you to our committee, sponsors and fundraisers:
| COMMITTEE | |||
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| Rich Boziwick Andrea D’Eloia Jill DeMayo Kathleen Eaton Linda Lee |
Kathy Martin Donna McCardle Dorothy Mezic Patty Oehrlein Ari Scott |
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| SPONSORS | |||
| MATCHING GIFT SPONSOR Dr. David Harris |
GOLD SPONSOR Atria Retirement Living Avanti Health Care Services Caring People |
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| SILVER SPONSOR Brightree Geico The Great Cow Harbor 10K Run Medline |
KIDS CORRAL SPONSOR Kiddie Academy |
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| RACE AWARD SPONSOR Signature Premier Properties |
WELLNESS VILLAGE SPONSOR Northport Wellness Center |
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| OTHER SPONSORS Northport Running Club Rotary Club of Northport Super Runner’s Shop |
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| 2019 Fundraisers | |||
| Ari Scott in memory of Joan Taber Jill DeMayo in memory of John McCormack |
Peter Bruder in memory of Mary Melnyk Linda Lee |
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