On behalf of our family and Michael’s Cause, we want to thank all of you for making the 11th annual Step for a Cure 5k Run and Walk a big success. This year was the biggest turnout with over 500 runners and 800 walkers.
We would like to recognize the community of supporters that included walkers and runners. Thank you goes to the many schools that had teams and other students take part in the walk and run. Thank you to Country Donuts for the truck with coffee and donuts, Chef Mike for his food display, Applebee’s, Arcadia Pets for the petting Zoo, and Touchstone Crystal.
A big thanks to our event sponsors, Quantum Facilities, Country Donuts, Richmond County Savings Foundation, Miss Caroline’s Dance Elite, and Titanium Construction. Our Race Bib Sponsor, Jack Oehm, and Family. Our Water Bottle Sponsors, Dependable Auto Body, Stop & Stor, Gerald Peters Jewelers, Premier Dyrwall and Team Logic. The Giveaway Sponsors were Approved Oil and Eltingville Florist and All Island Kiwanis. The Mile Marker Sponsors included Chef Mike, The Anthony DeMartino Foundation, All Island Kiwanis, Raineri Jewelers, and the South Shore Rotary Club. Thank you to the many T-shirt sponsors and to Partners in Sound for the entertainment. Thank you to Marina Morgan for singing Our National Anthem and God Bless America and to Scout Troop 132 for the display of the colors!! SI Borough President Vito Fosella and Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis for their continued support!! In attendance were other families that are in this battle with us. The Scarso Family, the Curran Family, the Perrina family, and the Jhaveri family.
Together we will find better treatments and a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy!!
