Lake Run Club Community Blog

  Fantastic ABC run! A total of $4,110 was donated to The Baby Fold by 63 participants, including 53 attendees plus another ten that either mailed a check or used the online option. Thanks so much for your generosity and enthusiasm!   Thanks to Aimee Beam for being a great host, providing food & beverages, and having the Easter Egg Hunt. Thanks to Laurel Schumacher for making the coffee cake, Kevin Fahling for the cookies, and all the others who brought food. Thanks to Mike Laffey for taking the photos. Aimee Beam wanted me to let you know how much she appreciates this level of support. The donations this year will be going to the Family and Community Stabilization fund . This will help families with food, utilities, and other basic needs to keep children safe amid rising prices.  Thanks to State Farm for their matching program. We do not count State Farm matches in the ABC event total, but it could be a nice boost considering the number of employees in our group.. Please remem

  It was a 20/20 day (20 degrees, 20 mph wind) but still good for a run/walk. Thanks to 34 participants (27 attended, 7 mailed checks), a fine total of $865 was donated to Scott Early Learning Center. Stacy & Pat Sheridan were great hosts! There was ample space to spread out to eat &socialize. At 8:05 we convened to thank the participants, say a few words about SELC, and present the “ABC Top Dog” traveling trophy to Bill Hahm for his great support of ABC runs over the years (Bill has participated in 91 ABC runs). Following a group photo, Pat Sheridan led the runners on a 5-mile adventure. Back at the Sheridan home, the feast was awesome! Thanks so much all who brought food and drink. To the best of my memory, the menu included: - coffee cake and a breakfast casserole from Stacy Sheridan , - breakfast casseroles (meat and meatless) from Laura Hamilton , - cinnamon rolls from Tammy Knippenberg & Rae Ann Ploense , - yogurt & granola from Ted O’Neil , - banana wal

 A fine total of $1,560 was donated to Sugar Grove Nature Center by 32 participants, including six donations from those that could not attend. That brings the total of all 18 ABC runs for SGNC to $19,998. Thanks everyone!  When I arrived, Jill Wallace of SGNC was already there with the coffee, chocolate mile, orange juice, fruit, and treats. A big thanks to Jill for doing a superb job of hosting.  After posing for the group photo, many participants took to the trails. Erin Furimsky suggested doing the yoga tree pose near the oak tree. One rebel, Pat Sheridan , opted for tree hugging. We enjoyed a variety of great eats after the run. Stacy Sheridan made Meg’s Coffee Cake, Kathy Alexander brought Kind Bars (dark chocolate cherry cashew), Jill Wallace provided beverages, fruit, and treats. Others brought food as well but I didn’t notice where all the food came from. It just magically appears every ABC run. Thanks so much to everyone who attended, contributed, brought food, an

  Wow! A total of $2,450 was donated to Adopt-A-Family by the 29 participants on November 5, plus six other supporters that were unable to attend. This will provide a great Christmas for our assigned family and might be enough for two more families. Those that submit their donations to their corporate matching gift program will help even more.   Thanks, everyone, for your support and thanks to Lisa & Jay Sparks for doing a great job hosting at their home.   At 9:00, Lisa thanked everyone and briefly told us about the program. After a group picture, we headed out for a run or walk on the constitution trail. There was a weather advisory, but we lucked out and the rain and stronger winds held off.   Thanks to Mike and Dawn Laffey for bringing Peter and Pam Helander to their first ABC run. Peter and Dawn are great friends from Wisconsin that happened to be in town for the weekend. We were treated to a superb breakfast of blueberry pancakes prepared by Jay Sparks , coffee ca

  October 2 th was a beautiful day at Sugar Grove Nature Center and $992 was donated to Heartland Head Start thanks to the generosity of twenty participants plus three others that sent a donation. Erica Tisdale from Heartland Head Start kicked things off by thanking us and telling us a bit about Heartland Head Start. Over the years, we have completed fifteen runs to benefit HHS, raising a grand total of $11,169.   Money raised has helped the agency pay for playground equipment, classroom supplies and various classroom projects. After taking a group photo, we took off to explore the area. Some running, some walking, some on the trails, some on the road. Beautiful weather. What a perfect day!   Thanks to all who participated, donated, brought food, and helped out. Thanks to Stacy Sheridan for making Meg’s coffee cake, Sharon Cochran for goodies from Ivy Lane Bakery, Drew Gutu & Erica Tisdale for fruit and snacks, Todd Schneider for bringing water, and Bill Hahm & Mike

  ABC#173 on September 3 was a great success with $1520 donated to Seedling Theatre thanks to the generosity of everyone involved. It truly made our celebration of the ABC Run program exceeding $200K in donations a memorable experience. Thanks much to: (a) Laurel & Larry Schumacher for being awesome hosts at their home. (b) 56 participants plus five other donors. (c) Betty Brandt , for getting the Trivent sponsorship covering the t-shirts and much of the food. Betty also provided the cool Lake Superior “ABC 2022” painted stones. (d) Seedling Theatre for donating tickets to an upcoming performance for our drawing. (e) Everyone who brought food ! I don’t recall who all brought food, but Stacy Sheridan kept the “Meg’s coffee cake” tradition alive and Laurel Schumacher prepared the biscuits & gravy. (f) Mike Laffey for taking all the great photos. Seedling Theatre is a wonderful theatrical program for children & young adults & adults with disabilities, as well as th

  ABC Run #172 was at Underwood Park, the start of Meg’s Miles, on June 12. An excellent total of  $3,390 was donated to St. Jude by the 25 attendees plus several runners that donated online or sent a check. Pretty good turnout for a day in which storms were forecast. Luckily the rain held off until we finished. Thanks so much to all participants and donators, Rebecca Africano for making “Meg's coffee cake”, Mike Laffey for taking photos and bringing coffee cake, Tammy Knippenberg for making cinnamon rolls, and Sandra Sharp for bringing the bananas. We’ve held a total of 20 ABC runs for St. Jude and the total of those runs is $37,593. The total for all 172 ABC runs is $201,354 . Wow! We just passed $200,000 this event! What a milestone! Thank you…thank you…thank you for all of your support over the years!