EMERALD MILES 2009
The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati thanks you for all your support at the 9th Annual Emerald Miles 5K Run/Walk on March 14, 2009! We had a record year raising over $46,000 with over 920 people participating. We want to thank our wonderful sponsors:
- Pfizer
- Health Care Services
- AmQuip
- Marx’s Bagels
- Avon
- Matrix Company
- D&L Leasing
- McCabe Granola
- Fleet Feet
- Newport on the Levee
- Focus on Success
- Oxford Physical Therapy
- USI Midwest
We want to give a special thanks to our thirty-nine team captains especially Kathy Smith from “Team Cheese,” as our Top Fundraiser individually as well as the Top Team Rank who generated $3865.00 for the Epilepsy Foundation. Our other “Top Five Individuals" were: Mary Broxterman, Dennis Stemler, Staci Heiden, Allison Hughes and Aryn Morgenroth!
Our deepest gratitude to the teams that each raised over $500, which include:
- Aidan’s Allies
- Ally’s Army
- Caleb’s Crew
- Fab 4 (Plus More!)
- Joey’s Joggers
- Lucky Charms
- Meggie Moos Crew
- Remember Dennis
- Seton Supports Kasie
- Strides
- T-Money Millionaires
- Team B-Rox
- Team Cheese
- Team Hooah
- The Never Ending Fighters
- University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute
We also give a great round of applause to the band “Tempted Souls” which provided the complimentary music after the race. Of course the event could not occur without the assistance of almost 50 volunteers that helped make the race a success!
The Top Finishers for the Emerald Miles 5K event were:
Top Female Runner: Natacha Smith...............20:57
Top Male Runner: Ryan Woolley....................17:12
Top Female Walker: Keley Smith-Keller...........35:48
Top Male Walker: Dan Goetz.........................37:36
(To find out all of the results from the race, go to: www.sprunning.com and follow the results link to Emerald Miles '09 on March 14, 2009.)
THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CINCINNATI!
If you are interested in volunteering for next year’s event please fill out a “volunteer form” found on our website (under the "How to Volunteer" page) and either fax or mail it to the Epilepsy Foundation. Without the support of the community and its volunteers the event would not be possible. Thank you!