The 30th annual Rotary Huron Shore Run was held June 2 and raised $38,000 for the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation (SMHF). The funds were presented $38,000 August 26 at the Walker House. SMHF Chair Jim Barbour (centre) accepts a cheque from Rotary Huron Shore Run co-organizers John (left) and June (right) Van Bastelaar.
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Organizers of the 30th annual Rotary Huron Shore Run (RHSR), held this past June, doled out funds raised from the annual event that gets people walking, running and rolling their way along the Lake Huron shoreline.
With over 800 participants and $78,000 raised, after expenses $38,000 was donated to the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation (SMHF) and $5,500 each went to the Rotary Clubs of Port Elgin and Southampton and the Saugeen Track and Field Club.
During the cheque presentations held at event sponsor the Walker House August 26, RHSR co-organizer June Van Bastelaar noted a record number of teams stepping up their fundraising efforts for the 2018 event with the 2019 event set to take place June 1.
Top teams included the Walker House who raised $10,000 and the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) who raised almost $2,000.
Van Bastelaar also praised Marlene McFarlane who was not in attendance but raised $5,000 as well as Robert Ho, Mary Putnam and Sarah Putnam who also raised large sums for the annual event.
Mary Putnam, owner of the Walker House, said that she was deeply grateful for the ongoing community support shown by patrons of the Walker House. Rick Carr of the Saugeen Track and Field Club thanked the RHSR for their contribution and said it would cover the operating budget for the club.
Members of the Rotary Huron Shore Run (RHSR) committee presented the Saugeen Track and Field Club with a cheque for $5,500. From left, RHSR members Neil Reid and Cathe McIntosh; Rick Carr of the Saugeen Track and Field Club and Doug Gordon of the RHSR.
Rotary Clubs of both Southampton and Port Elgin received $5,500 each from the RHSR event held June 2. From left, Neil Reid, Rob Dunlop, Cathe McIntosh, John Van Bastelaar, Southampton Rotary Club President Sylvia Sheard, Port Elgin President Dan Murawsky, Tony Sheard and June Van Bastelaar.
Top fundraisers for the Rotary Huron Shore Run included Mary Putnam of the Walker House, Pat Sanagan of the Canadian Federation of University Women and Robert Ho of the Walker House.
