Oscar Scherer State Park Blog » Funding by Friends http://friendsofoscarscherer.com/blog Provided by The Friends of Oscar Scherer Park Inc Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:53:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Earth Day Celebration http://friendsofoscarscherer.com/blog/announcements/earth-day-celebration/ http://friendsofoscarscherer.com/blog/announcements/earth-day-celebration/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:04:56 +0000 Ed Burns http://friendsofoscarscherer.com/blog/?p=171 2010-Earth-Day-Flyer

]]> http://friendsofoscarscherer.com/blog/announcements/earth-day-celebration/feed/ 0 10th Anniversary Scrub Jay 5K and 10K Runs, 2010 http://friendsofoscarscherer.com/blog/experiences/10th-anniversary-scrub-jay-5k-and-10k-runs-2010/ http://friendsofoscarscherer.com/blog/experiences/10th-anniversary-scrub-jay-5k-and-10k-runs-2010/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:06:32 +0000 George Ulrich http://friendsofoscarscherer.com/blog/?p=156 Continue reading →]]> This February event gets bigger every year and with the addition of the 10K run and a completely re-designed 5K run,  it was bigger than ever.  The new race course was developed by Race Director Gaylon Peters in cooperation with Park management and Jim Julian who certified it for the Manasota Track Club. This is the Friends’ main fund raiser of the year and the net proceeds of $11,662 exceeded all expectations. The continued supporting grant from The Lee Wetherington Foundation through the Sarasota Community Foundation was critical once again in achieving the financial goals of this event.

A summary of the results from the combined runs follows:

Total registered runners 607; estimated one-mile walkers ~100

5K runners 368 (61%)

10K runners 239 (39%)

Female runners 336 (55%)

Male runners 271 (45%)

48 runners from out of state (one each from Ontario, Germany, & Guam)

Oldest runner was 86; Youngest was 4

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