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Hunger Walk Run Results
While funds will continue to trickle in, as of Tuesday,
September 22, 2015, the amount raised at the annual LCS Hunger Walk Run was
$38,538.27. You can expect that number
to continue to rise and reach approximately $40,000, which is $10,000 less than
last year’s $50,000-plus effort. In any event, it was a wonderful day for a
great event, which a lot of people thoroughly enjoyed – while they helped raise
money for the LCS pantry system.
The church that brought the most people and got the award
for the greatest turnout was St.
Mark’s. Their group totaled 38 people. The second greatest turnout was a tie
between Faith and Grace, which each brought 21 people. Third place in the greatest
turnout category was also a tie, between Concordia and Good Shepherd, which
each brought 18 people. The church that raised the most money was perennial winner Grace, with $13,727.27. The church
which raised second most money was St. Mark’s with $6,697. Third place in terms
of money raised went to St. Paul’s with $3,047.
The church that had the greatest
participation was Concordia, which brought a number equal to 10.98% of
their congregation. Second greatest participation went to Faith, with 8.43% of
its congregation, while third went to St. Mark’s, with 7.42%.
The individual winner
for the greatest amount raised was perennial winner (just like Grace, where she
attends) Jan Hufnal. She raised $5,895 – breaking her own record set last year
when she raised $5,130. The adult
raising the second most ($3,072) was James Nichol, from St. Mark’s. Third place
went to Cheri Simons, from St. Paul’s, who raised $2,195.
Youth fundraisers
were led by Dan Luettgen from Grace, who – following in Jan’s footsteps – raised
$3,896! Hope Munson from Grace was second with $1,030. Third place in the youth
fundraisers category went to Rachel Ierien,of Good Shepherd who raised $405.
The Youth Run 5K Race Against Hunger
provided lots of excitement, as always. The girl’s winner was Jillian Boettler,
who came in with a time of 31:44. Second place in the girl’s category went to
Megan Derrickson (34:00). Third place went to Riley Keller (34:37). The boy’s
winner was Josh Fickes with a time of 21:15. Second place for the boys went to
Dan Luettgen (23:17), and third went to George Smallwood with a time of 45:32. We want to extend our greatest appreciation to DJ GREEN, for answering our last minute post on
Facebook. On September 16 we founded ourselves in the dire need on finding a DJ for the event. He was gracious enough to come and provide the even with great music and entertainment.
