A bright spot runs through it.
Even in tough times, athletes run up big $$ totals in support of marathon charities.<
November 12, 2008
Officials of the Maine Track Club’s all-volunteer Peak Performance Maine Marathon recently distributed more than $283,000 raised by runner fees and sponsors, to charities and athletic programs in Maine and New England.
A check for $35,000 was presented to the Center for Grieving Children by Co-Race Directors Howard Spear and Bob Aube. The Center through its own running program raised an additional $15,000.
Checks were also given to City of Portland Schools ($2,000), Camp to Belong ($1,500), Portland Parks & Recreation ($600), Portland Bayside Little League ($600), Falmouth Police Department for your programs ($500), Yarmouth and Cumberland Police Departments for fuel assistance programs ($500), Two Trails, ($250), Maine Army National Guard ($3,600) and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapters of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ($200,000 and $23,000).
Over the last 16 years the annual event has raised more than $2 million for local children’s charities.This year a record number of runners – more than 3,000 – took part in Maine’s largest marathon-half-marathon-relay event, 500 more runners than last year.
Thanks to everybody that help make this year's event benefical to so many people!
