Mommy's Light 5K Run Winners:
(standing, l-r) Laura Munts, Executive Director,
Mommy's Light Lives On Fund; Bill Frawley, 3rd
Place, Men's Division; Darryl Brown, 1st Place
Overall and 1st Place, Men's Division; Matthew
Sandercock, 2nd Place, Men's Division; Hillary
DeLone, founder of the 5K Run; (front, l-r)
Cristina Reimer, 2nd Place, Women's Division;
Cathy Unruh, 3rd Place, Women's Division;
Jennaphr Frederick, FOX 29 News Anchor and event
host; Janice Lear, 1st Place, Women's Division
LOCAL
RUNNERS TAKE TOP PRIZES AT 2nd
ANNUAL MOMMY’S LIGHT 5K RUN/WALK
Exton,
PA – May 2, 2006 – The 2nd Annual Mommy’s Light 5K Run &
1 Mile Fun Walk, sponsored by Kensey Nash Corporation,
was held Saturday, April 29, at the Eagleview
Corporate Center, Town Center in Exton. More than 700
people attended the event, which raised $33,000 for the
organization.
Mommy’s
Light’s mission is to bring joy and comfort to children
and teens whose mothers are terminally ill or have died
by helping them keep alive traditions and simple
pleasures they shared with their mothers. (www.mommyslight.org.)
Cash
prizes of $100, $50 and $25 were awarded to the top
three male/female finishers.
The top
three male finishers were:
·
Darryl Brown, West
Chester, PA (also first place overall)
·
Matthew Sandercock,
Exton, PA
·
Bill Frawley,
Philadelphia, PA
The top
three female finishers were:
·
Janice Lear,
Downingtown, PA
·
Cristina Reimer,
Chester Springs, PA
·
Cathy Unruh, Reading,
PA
Kensey Nash Corporation was the
presenting sponsor, joined by more than 45 area
companies and individuals in sponsoring the event,
including Glenwood Mason Supply Company, Inc., The
Hankin Group and MC3.
Founded
in 1997, Mommy’s Light Lives On Fund estimates that
20,000 young people in the Delaware Valley are dealing
with the potential or actual deaths of their mothers.
For more information, visit
www.mommyslight.org or call 610-725-9790.
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Contact: Ellen Langas Campbell, NouSoma Communications,
610-458-1580;
ellen@nousoma.com
