We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all of those who came out to our 2nd Annual Girls Inc. Zombie Run in support of the United Way of Fort McMurray! Without you, we would have no event!
Big thanks to the volunteers who helped with set-up/take-down, make-up, tents, etc. and thanks to the runners and zombies who came out and made it an awesome time!
And of course, we can’t forget our AMAZING sponsors!
Mix 103.7 fm – media sponsor
Gregoire Family Foods – food & drink sponsor
Spirit Halloween Store – prize sponsor
Kal Tire – supplied the cooks for the post-apocalyptic BBQ
St John Ambulance – safety/medical sponsor
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo – Parks & Recreation helped with set-up and take-down
Earls/Fuel Fort McMurray – prize sponsor
Greely Road Public School Fort McMurray – providing extra flags and belts
Canadian Mental Health Association – Wood Buffalo Region – providing chairs
Mark Ritchie / Royal LePage – tents and chairs
Story by Mix 103.7:
“The annual Zombie Run is taking a bite out of the United Way’s annual fundraising goal.
More than 75 walking dead lurched after 120 survivors through the Birchwood Trails on Saturday, raising more than $7000 dollars.
“It was sunny and it was just amazing,” says Girls Inc. Executive Director Ann Dort-MacLean. “We had tons and tons of tons of zombies and runners come out and volunteers. It was just a great event.”
Staging the 5.5 kilometer run in the woods, instead of the downtown core, also added to the apocalyptic atmosphere of the race.
“They had to work harder because when we were downtown it was mostly flat,” she says. “The trails that we had, had a few hills and we sort of fixed it up by putting some hay bales there and doing some obstacle things, so they had to work to survive this year, I think, a little harder. And there was a lot more zombies this year so they really had to work.”
The donations will help the United Way reach its $7.8 million target for the annual fall campaign.”
See you all next year!
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