The Kiwanis Club of East Greenup County, Kentucky, would like to thank the sponsors, runners, and community volunteers who helped make the 39th annual Run By The River a success.

The 5K and 10K runs and walks attracted 136 participants and 23 sponsors and earned the club money to carry out a host of service projects to better the local community. Among those projects are annual scholarships for Key Club seniors at Russell and Raceland-Worthington high schools, contributions to the county’s three schools’ family resource centers and food baskets for needy families at Thanksgiving.

Run By The River profits also help the club support a Builders Club at Russell Middle School, Shop With A Cop, the library’s summer reading program and more.

The following businesses and individuals were our sponsors this year: Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Ashland-Bellefonte Cardiology (Dr. Charles Rhodes), Fannin’s Automotive Family, McDonald’s, General Heating and Air Conditioning, McKinney Tire Warehouse, Kentucky Farmers Bank, Carman Funeral Home, Glockner’s Chevrolet-Buick-GMC, Tri-State Lawn Service, Kim Wales Limer and Steve Limer, First & People’s Bank & Trust Co, Dr. James T. Brom, Giovanni’s Pizza, People’s Bank, Tres Hermanos Nunez Mexican Restaurant, Super Quik, Great Lakes Minerals, Bailey Family Funeral Home and Granite, East Park, Dr. James Elliott, Citizens National Bank and the Greenup Beacon.

We also received invaluable assistance from the Russell and Worthington police departments. Coverage of the race provided by The Tribune was also a key ingredient in our success.

Mark your calendar now, next year’s race will be on Saturday, June 10, 2017.

 

Tim Gearhart, Race Director
Kiwanis Club of East Greenup County