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Nov 17, 2009

It's for the Kids 5K – New Annual Event for the

In the early hours of June 27, 2009, the members of Charity
League gathered in the TGIF parking lot for an event that had
been more than a year in the making. Let’s flashback to April
2008 when Janine Jacob and I met to discuss the possibility of a
5K. Several ideas were tossed around, and the plan was to aim
for an event in the summer or fall of 2008. Those plans were not
to be though, and the 5K would be pushed back to 2009. Many
things had to be done in order for this dream to become a
reality. A date had to be finalized, sponsors needed to be found,
the route needed to be approved by the city, along with
countless other things. Our Charity League ladies pulled
together and managed to make a successful event. Sponsors
were found. Many thanks to Activate Martinsville and Henry
County, Hooker Furniture, The Eye Site, Star-Tek, Dr. James
Isernia, Martinsville Henry County Chamber of Commerce,
Daniel, Medley & Kirby, P.C. Attorneys-At-Law, River Community
Bank, and Norris Funeral Service. 

The route was created and approved by the city. This would
not have happened without the support and help of Robert
Ramsey of the City Police Department. He was instrumental in
developing and measuring the route. After many possibilities,
the date was set for June 27. Would we be able to pull it off? As
of June 27, we had around 35 participants. Many people
reassured us that lots of people would come out the day of the
race to register, and they did. We managed to have over 80
participants when everything was said and done. The morning
of the race went well and we didn’t lose anyone! We had lots of
praise from the runners in the race and are shooting for the 2nd
Annual It’s for the Kids 5K to be held in late May 2010.

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