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Racers take off on the course outdoors of Belington Wellness Middle
BELINGTON — Group sponsors and volunteers got here collectively on Nov. 6 to assist the Barbour Group Well being Affiliation’s tenth annual Turkey Trot. This occasion is held every year to lift funds for the Coronary heart and Hand Home and the Belington Presbyterian Church.
The 2 native organizations come collectively every year to feed roughly 400 households each Thanksgiving Day. The Belington Presbyterian Church has been internet hosting Thanksgiving Day dinners since 1995, with the assistance of 20-25 volunteers who ship and dish out the meals.
“We’re thrilled that now we have been in a position to preserve this occasion going all through the years as a result of it truly is for a superb trigger and for the residents of Barbour County,” mentioned Scott Nesland, PA-C of Myers Clinic and the brand new organizer of this race. “The group sees how worthwhile the Belington Presbyterian Church and the Coronary heart and Hand Home is to the county and its residents.”
There have been 84 runners/walkers on this yr’s occasion with the oldest runner being Robert Cole, 87, and the youngest runner Rustyn Harris, 9.
The highest male runner went to Joel Wolpert, with the highest feminine runner being Katie Wolpert.
The Wellness Middle had a Fb contest for a free registration entry, which was awarded to Jen Swift.
Sponsors of the Turkey Trot included: Skatezone, LLC, Lake’s Bookkeeping & Taxes, LLC, Kaiser’s Espresso & Sweet, Hometown Care, DPH, LLC, Mace’s Pharmacy, Cvechko Insurance coverage Providers, Store ‘n Save and Barbour Group Well being Affiliation.
The occasion couldn’t have been attainable with out the assistance of space volunteers, together with Julie Feather. Jill Baker, Joyce Sfameni, Tony Sfameni, Ester Rhoades, Belington Police Division, Debbie Schoonover, Donna Seaman, Robert Kiser, Kelly Holbert, Cecil Holbert, Kurtis Grandusky, Timmy Werner, Eric Ruf, Katie Wolpert, Kayla Bartlett and Denise Holbert.
Subsequent yr’s Turkey Trot is scheduled for Nov. 5, 2022.
