Walk/Run for Life: Follow-up

  • The rain stopped at 8AM and the sun shone at 9AM on Saturday April 23rd, just as the 96 participants started down Parnell St. for the annual Walk/Run for Life. The enthusiastic and dedicated walkers & runners raised over $19,800.00 in support of Niagara Life Centre!! Thank you to all those who volunteered, sponsored, donated prizes & food and participated in making it a successful day!!

    THANK YOU!

    …to all the businesses sponsors who generously donated the prizes!
    …to our food sponsors: Costco, Mark’s No Frills, Parmalat, Starbucks, Big Red and Culligans!

    Congratulations to all the prize winners!

    Your dedication and hard work was rewarded and much appreciated!

    Category Name of participant Amount Pledged Business Prize
    Grand Prize winner Evelyn H. $2775.00 Niagara Helicopter Ride
    Team Team Lincoln 2525.00 Oh Canada Eh Dinner Theatre + limo service
    10 yr old & UNDER Annemiek G. $320.00 Safari Niagara (Zooz) season pass
    Connor & Dylan H. $290.00 Safari Niagara (Zooz) season pass
    Robyn L. $165.00 Marineland day passes
    11-18 YR OLD Jonathan B. $2110.00 Kingdom Bound Full Event Pass
    Sonya B. $2058.00 Niagara Parks Passes
    Danielle T. $545.00 Fairview Bowling passes
    Joel G. $540.00 Bird Kingdom passes
    Julia C. $510.00 $50.00 Book Depot
    19-49 YR OLDS Erica H. $293.00 White Oaks 3 month membership
    Christy G. $248.00 4 Sawmill Golf Passes
    Lily G. $220.00 Heritage Books & Music Book, Devotional & Boston Pizza individual pizza
    50+ Emo & Pauline $585.00 Energy Fitness 3 month membership
    Henry H. $565.00 $50.00 Book Depot
    Elfrieda E. $335.00 Arnie’s potted flower & Heritage Books & Music Devotional

    Congratulations to our runners!

    5K Runners- finish times
    Janine Moffett 18:40
    Dave Smith 18:44
    Richard butlin 19:20
    Karl Geisbrecht 21:19
    Henry Heikoop 21:34
    Erica Hopman 24:02
    Neil Harvey 24:11
    Art Loewen 25:32
    Connor McCann 25:40
    Daniel Fintelman 25:49
    Rebecca Fintelman 26:20
    Lisa Mikolich 26:23
    Chris Thiessen 26:27
    Mark Fintelman 26:35
    Connie Fang 26:49
    Chelsey kovacs 28:01
    Ali Brown 29:47
    Heather Lailey 30:05
    Cara Vos 30:11
    Jaycee Bowman 30:12
    Ann Reaman 31:31
    Susan Dyet 32:01
    Kim Harvey 32:56
    Helena Spiering 33:09
    Samantha Dyer 33:19
    Allie M 33:19
    Matt Reaman 34:03
    David Meldrum 36:01
    Jessica Lemon 48:32

    1K Runners – finish times
    Jared Potstra 3:35
    Benjamin Potstra 3:36
    Jason Presti 3:37
    Zara Moffett 4:11
    Meagan Presti 4:17
    Kim Presti 4:23
    Caleb Moffett 4:50
    Joel Gritter 4:54
    Dylan Heikoop 5:06
    Connor Heikoop 5:08
    Josh Vandenbeukel 7:43
    Posted June 1st, 2011