Training Log Archive: PG

The final numbers are in for the fund-raising for the juniors tied in with the Boston Marathon, and they are wonderful. When everything is totaled up, the donations were --

For the junior team -- $22,538
For the ski-O team juniors -- $514
For the senior team -- $674

Overall total -- $23,718

As I said, wonderful.

Thanks to the following for their donations:

Phil Bricker
George and Lyn Walker
JJ Cote
Andrea Schneider
Kris Beecroft
Ross Smith and Sam Saeger
Cristina Luis
Tom Overbaugh
Alex Jospe
Peggy Dickison
George Minarek
Clint Morse
Glen and Janet Tryson
Dennis Wildfogel
Charlie DeWeese
Tom Overbaugh
Ernst Linder
Valerie Meyer
Peter Gagarin
Jamie Gagarin
Peter Goodwin
Becky Carlisle
Valerie Meyer
Bob Lux
Carl and Mary Jo Childs
Rick Worner
Dick Detweiler
Ian Smith
Rich Davisson
Eric Smith
Anne Billman
Sharon Crawford
Jim Arsenault
Mike and Vivian Fritz
Mike Lyons
Guy Olsen
Maryann Cassidy
Leif Akerblom
Brenda Blacklock
Jeff Saeger and Judy Karpinski
Rudy Schwarz
Ed Despard
Niels Lyng-Olsen
Sandra Fillebrown
Edward Niemann
Barbara Bryant
Walter & Patricia Lyons
James Henderson
David Yee
Hans Bengtsson
Ken Walker Sr
Stina Bridgeman
Anonymous

I don't expect to be running another marathon anytime soon. But I do expect that there will be many more opportunities to help our younger orienteers -- not just financially, but also through anything from coaching to transportation to just encouragement or showing an interest in them. Many of you already do this, and do it a lot. It makes a difference.

Finally, just a personal note. I was thinking about your pledges every single mile into Boston. It turned an experience that I feared would be difficult and depressing into one that, while still difficult, was also exhilarating. I will remember it fondly for a long time. Thank you.

And I know the juniors thank you too.

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