More than 400 gather to celebrate abilities
Kristen Reber
Issue date: 4/26/05 Section: News
More than 400 community members participated in Celebrating Abilities roll/run/walk race through downtown Edwardsville on April 17.
"We had so many students participate," Disability Support Services Director Jane Floyd-Hendey said. "It was really exciting to see that."
Of the 446 total participants, James Marino, 26, was the top runner, finishing the race in 16 minutes, 42 seconds.
Kinesiology professors Tammy Burt and Kimberly Hurley, foreign language professor Elizabeth Fonseca, Academic Counseling and Advising Supervisor Paula Manny, Facilities Management worker Floyd Frey, Lovejoy Library assistant Mike Reinhardt and Academic Counseling and Advising Director Bill Hendey placed in one of the top spots in their respective age groups.
"It really went without any hitches. It went beautifully," Floyd-Hendey said.
The race, which Floyd-Hendey said was the most successful to date, raised money for both the SIUE track team and Disability Support Services.
Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift and Edwardsville Mayor Gary Niebur emceed the event, which was cosponsored by the Bank of Edwardsville, Weyerhaeuser Company, Cassens and Sons Inc., Bipod, Fitness Designs, Sacred Grounds Cafe, Strader Vocational and Rehabilitation and New Horizons.
"It was a beautiful day, a fabulous event and a great time was enjoyed by all," Floyd-Hendey said. "Hope you can all join us next year for the fifth annual Celebrating Abilities race."
"We had so many students participate," Disability Support Services Director Jane Floyd-Hendey said. "It was really exciting to see that."
Of the 446 total participants, James Marino, 26, was the top runner, finishing the race in 16 minutes, 42 seconds.
Kinesiology professors Tammy Burt and Kimberly Hurley, foreign language professor Elizabeth Fonseca, Academic Counseling and Advising Supervisor Paula Manny, Facilities Management worker Floyd Frey, Lovejoy Library assistant Mike Reinhardt and Academic Counseling and Advising Director Bill Hendey placed in one of the top spots in their respective age groups.
"It really went without any hitches. It went beautifully," Floyd-Hendey said.
The race, which Floyd-Hendey said was the most successful to date, raised money for both the SIUE track team and Disability Support Services.
Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift and Edwardsville Mayor Gary Niebur emceed the event, which was cosponsored by the Bank of Edwardsville, Weyerhaeuser Company, Cassens and Sons Inc., Bipod, Fitness Designs, Sacred Grounds Cafe, Strader Vocational and Rehabilitation and New Horizons.
"It was a beautiful day, a fabulous event and a great time was enjoyed by all," Floyd-Hendey said. "Hope you can all join us next year for the fifth annual Celebrating Abilities race."
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