Sunday, October 19, 2014
The 3rd Annual Chilly Hilly 5k Run/Walk of Yonkers
AOH Yonkers Supports The
3rd Annual Chilly Hilly 5k Run/Walk
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| And They're Off! Over 500 runners take part in Chilly Hilly 5k Run |
The North Yonkers Scholarship Foundation
held its 3rd Annual Chilly Hilly 5k Run/Walk this past weekend, and
The AOH Yonkers Division #1 was once again proud to help sponsor the event! Over 500 runners enjoyed a beautiful sunny
day all while helping to raise money for a very worthy cause.
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| Tom Goff, James Walsh, and Tom Allison at The AOH Water Station |
This
year, the event was to help support The Special Program and Resource Connection
of Yonkers (SPARC). SPARC enhances the lives of people
with developmental disabilities through high quality therapeutic
recreation activities. Participants work on skill development in
a nurturing social community that does not otherwise exist in
their lives. SPARC provides active,
challenging, and interesting recreation for people with special needs, as
well as respite for their families. The SPARC specialists use enjoyable,
goal-oriented activities as steps towards overcoming obstacles and
developing behavioral, functional and life skill goals.
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| Runners Down Palisade Ave. in The Chilly Hilly 5k Run |
Division One members are actively involved
in helping to organize and run the event.
Many members and their families have participated in the run every year,
while others helped run one of the many waters stations along the route.
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| All Ready for the Start of The Chilly Hilly 5k Run |
Congratulations to all the runners,
volunteers and especially to the members of The North Yonkers Scholarship
Foundation! To learn more about The
Special Program and Resource Connection and how you can help them, please visit
their website at:
