Over $12,000 raised in the first ever event held by the Butler Community Food Pantry
After one of the hottest summers on record the Community Food Pantry was in desperate need of donations to help feed many of Bates County neediest families. In an effort to help these families we decided to have the 1st Annual Community Food Pantry Food Drive and 5k Walk/Run. Prizes were awarded to the top 6 finishers. Madison Minor, 18 of Butler took first place with a time of 23:10, he was followed closely by Candy Williams, 48 of Hume whose time was 23:29. The next runner in and 2nd place Women’s Division was Teresa Teeman of Butler with a time of 24:38, followed by Dustin Foster of Butler who was 2nd place Men’s Division. 3rd place respectively was Bud Mareth of Butler with a time of 25:36 and then Marilyn McGinnis of Pleasanton, KS. There was a large turnout of Junior High & High School Butler volleyball players thanks to the efforts of their coaches Lanelle Smith and Laury Johnson.
After one of the hottest summers on record the Community Food Pantry was in desperate need of donations to help feed many of Bates County neediest families. In an effort to help these families we decided to have the 1st Annual Community Food Pantry Food Drive and 5k Walk/Run. Prizes were awarded to the top 6 finishers. Madison Minor, 18 of Butler took first place with a time of 23:10, he was followed closely by Candy Williams, 48 of Hume whose time was 23:29. The next runner in and 2nd place Women’s Division was Teresa Teeman of Butler with a time of 24:38, followed by Dustin Foster of Butler who was 2nd place Men’s Division. 3rd place respectively was Bud Mareth of Butler with a time of 25:36 and then Marilyn McGinnis of Pleasanton, KS. There was a large turnout of Junior High & High School Butler volleyball players thanks to the efforts of their coaches Lanelle Smith and Laury Johnson.
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| Madison Minor hardly breaks a sweat in the 1st annual Community Food Pantry 5k Walk/Run last Saturday |
We had 98 people register and 89 came out and completed the course on a very chilly Saturday morning. We had a great mix of both runners & walkers. Our youngest walker was 6, Seth Ford of Adrian who completed the 3.1 miles in 1 hour and 8 minutes. Our 3rd place Women’s Division runner Marilyn McGinnis, who completed the course in 29:00 minutes, was proud to tell me she is 67 years old!
We had a lot of turn out from cities all around Bates County and participants from as far away as Topeka, KS. The race began at the Ohio Street Methodist Church with the help of the Butler Police Dept. and ended close to the square. As they completed the course participants were encouraged to go down to the Food Pantry’s Hucksters Day booth for free fruit, pastries & water.
We couldn’t have accomplished the race without our volunteers who showed up to make it a success, including 3 students from the Ballard school, and 2 from Adrian. Area businesses supported our efforts to help feed the hungry of Bates County by sponsoring the 5k. In turn we published their business names on the tshirts each participant received. The Community Food Pantry is a Christian organization that seeks to help those in need who live in Bates County. Through community and business generosity we were able to raise 3,978 pounds of food and $12,102.00. The pantry is totally dependent on products and financial support from individuals, civic groups, local churches & area businesses like those who sponsored the 5k.
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| left to right: 1st place winner Madison Minor, 18, of Butler 23:10 2nd place & 1st place Women's Division Candy Williams, 48, of Hume 23:29 3rd place & 2nd place Women's Division Teresa Teeman, 48, of Butler 24:28 4th place & 2nd place Men's Division Dustin Foster, 42, of Butler 24:35 5th place & 3rd place Men's Division Bud Mareth, 52, of Butler 25:36 6th place & 3rd place Women's Division Marylin McGinnis of Pleasanton, KS 67 |
-our thanks to Laura Shipley
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