| About 200 walkers and 61 runners assembled in Library Park on Sunday afternoon, October 23rd for the third annual Walk in their footsteps and Race for awareness, a walk and run event sponsored by St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury. With the help and guidance of 35 volunteer staff members, and the Waterbury Police Department and Police Explorers, the runners left the Start Line at 1pm following a deep green vintage roadster for a 5K run encircling the center of Waterbury. A few minutes later, the walkers stepped off in the opposite direction on the 2.5 mile walk. The walk route took participants through the St. Vincent DePaul Mission’s Thrift Store, Soup Kitchen, and Emergency Shelter, traveling along the streets and into the facilities where the poor are able to satisfy their basic needs every day of the week. The walkers were led by Rev. John Cooney, Pastor, St. John the Evangelist Church, Watertown, and Event Sponsors Victor Atkins, Bradshaw Chrysler Jeep and James Welcome, Law Firm of James A. Welcome. Race Director Ray Cavanaugh awarded trophies to Carlos Sanmiento for First Male & Overall Race Winner, to Marco Sanmiento for Second Male Overall, and to Michael Fitzgerald for Third Male Overall. Trophies also went to Kateri Danay for First Female Overall, to Christine Granja for Second Female Overall, and to Susanne Navas for Third Female Overall. Medals were awarded to first, second, and third place male and female winners in seven age categories. Complete results from the race can be found at this link. Walker teams and top fundraisers were recognized for their fine efforts. The afternoon program included entertainment by Imprint. Apples, bananas, oranges, granola bars, and yogurt were available to everyone, courtesy of Shoprite of Waterbury and Jarjura’s Market. Dunkin Donuts provided coffee and sweets; Crystal Rock provided water. The Hills Restaurant offered a casual menu for those with a bigger appetite. People traveled from West Hartford and Woodbridge and other outlying communities to run or to walk making this a truly wide area event. We are grateful to all who came to take part in the day. Many thanks to the crew of volunteers who worked hard to make the day go smoothly and safely. Finally, we extend our deep gratitude to our sponsors for their generosity. |   |
Gold Sponsors
Bradshaw Chrysler Jeep, Oakville and Bushka Lumber & Millwork LLC, Waterbury;
Silver Sponsors
St. Anthony Church, Prospect, Sullivan Bros. Remodeling, Wolcott, East Main Street Pharmacy, Waterbury, The Hills Restaurant, Waterbury, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Waterbury, Ray’s Remodeling & Construction, Waterbury, Savings Bank of Danbury, Waterbury, Shaker’s Family Ford, Waterbury, Nixon & Mulhall, Naugatuck, Dzinski Polzella LLC, Middlebury, Law Offices of James A. Welcome, www.welcomelawfirm.com, D’Amico, Santoro, & Columbia Insurance, Waterbury, Mutual Security Credit Union, Watertown, Imprint, Naugatuck, Naugatuck Savings Bank, Prospect, and John Jones Antique Car, Prospect.
Bronze Sponsors
Scala & Associates LLC, Canton, Carmody & Torrance, Waterbury, Yamin & Grant LLC, Waterbury, Jesse Camille’s Restaurant, Naugatuck, Tim Gray Memorial Fund, Brewster, NY, Virginia Guerrera Pulmonary Support Group, Waterbury, Susan Jordan, Litchfield, Ramona Harrison, Middlebury, and Diane Stoner, Litchfield.
Gift Sponsors
Quassy Amusement park, Middlebury, CoCo Key Resort & Hotel, Waterbury, Staples, Waterbury, The UPS Store, Prospect, Daytona Tanning, Prospect, Prospect Pools, Prospect, Mona Lisa Restaurant, Wolcott, La Vita Dolce Restaurant, Middlebury, Oliver’s Market, Prospect, Costco, Waterbury, World Gym, Oakville, Crystal Rock, Watertown, Shoprite of Waterbury, Timexpo Museum, Waterbury, and Naugatuck Valley Radiology, Waterbury.
le bags of hats, gloves and scarves. They filled two cars and delivered all the donations to Flora at the Thrift Store on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Attached is a picture of Dana and Sarah from the youth group.
