Details of the 21st annual run,jane,run – August 14 – 16, 2009
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The annual run,jane,run sports festival is a time to polish the golf clubs and to form teams to participate. The annual sports festival benefits the Women’s Center of Greater Cleveland. In 1988 a group of women set out to create an athletic competition that would give women the opportunity to participate in competitive sports on the same level as their male counterparts. They never imagined that it would blossom into such a great event, an event that has grown to include both men and women alike.
THANK YOU
Thank you to the corporate sponsors including the Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County, Huntington Bank, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Oswald Companies, Redwood Toxicology Laboratories, Sherwin-Williams Company, Tucker Ellis & West LLP and Ulmer & Berne LLP.
Thank you to Sharon Witmer, 2009 Mrs. Ohio United States, for serving as the Honorary Chairwoman of the 21st annual run,jane,run. Sharon was very gracious in adding new dimensions and increased visibility to the annual sports festival.
Thank you to the support of the staff, volunteers and participants that made the 2009 run,jane,run a huge success.
August 14, 2009
Under the leadership of the Golf Committee including Barbara Kaminsky and Carol Grubb as the Co-Chairs and the Committee Members Deborah Hennessy, Angie Mastantuano, Kathleen McGrath, C.J. Petroff, D.D.S. and Darlene Piatak run,jane,run began with a Women’s Golf Tournament at Briarwood Gold Course. It was a shotgun start beginning at 9 a.m. Twenty-two foursomes competed. Veronica Czekaj of the Sherwin-Williams Company foursome and President of the Women’s Center’s Board of Directors won the honors of closet to the pin. The honors of the longest drive were given to Cristing Gonzales of the Charles Schwab foursome.
Flight I winning foursome of Charles Schwab. Team members
include: Jodi Kest, Carole Campbell, Jenny King and Cristing Gonzales.
The Charles Schwab foursome for the second consecutive year won Flight I with a score of 57. The members of the foursome included Jodi Keel, Carole Campbell, Jenny King and Cristing Gonzales.
Flight II awards were given to the KeyBanc Capital Markets foursome for the second consecutive year.
The team members included Angie Mastantuono, Mary Anne Fair, Lillian Faust and Darlene Piatak.
Flight II awards were given to the KeyBanc Capital Markets foursome for the second consecutive year. The team members included Angie Mastantuano, Mary Anne Fair, Lillian Faust and Darlene Piatak.
Flight III awards were won by the Different Strokes foursome consisting of Tammy Smith,
Theresa Fitzgerald, Tammy Murray and Amy Friedl.
Flight III awards were won by the Different Strokes foursome consisting of Tammy Smith, Theresa Fitzgerald, Tammy Murray and Amy Friedl.
Honorary Chairwoman Sharon Witmer greeting the golfers.
The Golf Committee raffled thirty-eight (38) packages and items to raise additional funds. The packages included a Hello Kitty themed basket donated by the Honorary Chairwoman, Sharon Witmer. Other items and packages included restaurant and hotel stays, as well as, an Ohio State golf bag and customized clubs, a LeBron James autographed basketball and many other items.
The golf tournament attendees were privileged to have Valerie a former client share her story of addiction to recovery. Valerie courageously shared her story of the darkness of active addiction to alcohol and cocaine, losing custody of her four (4) children. She recounted her treatment experience with the Women’s Center. Valerie said that she has more than ten months of sobriety, has full-time employment and has been reunited with her children.
August 15, 2009
The second day of competition included women’s and co-ed sand volleyball tournaments at Battery Park. Of the eleven (11) teams that competed in the tournament, Dig-Its won first place in Women’s 4’s and Mayfield won the co-ed 4’s competition.
August 16, 2009
The final day of the competition was the 10K and 5k run walk. Participants competed in one of 12 age categories with prizes awarded to the top two finishers in each age category. The top four finishers in the categories were:
FEMALE
5k run - Maggie Dadez - 21:32
10k run - Katie Nowak - 38:52
MALE
5k run - James Kasten - 16:33
10k run - Jeff Martinez - 33:41
Click here for placement of each participant.
Raffle Prize Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the raffle prize packages drawn on Sunday, August 18th following the awards announcements.
Fly Away to Boston (#1) - Deborah Palko
Westside Experience (#2) - Ronald Kozak
Chagrin Falls Experience (#3) - Jane Proud
Family Fun (#4) - Edward Van Valkenburgh
Mommy-to-be (#5)
Surprise Package (#6) - Steve Palinkas
Sharon Witmer, 2009 Honorary Chairwoman, Mrs. Ohio United States 2009
The Mrs. United States Pageant celebrates today's married women for their beauty, intelligence, community service, and ambitions and ideals that make a positive difference in not only themselves, but the people they are surrounded by. On July 25, 2009, the most beautiful women from across the state competed for the title of Mrs. United States. Our very own Mrs. Ohio, who is a native of Cleveland, was honored with the Mrs. United States Photogenic Award.
Sharon Witmer is a Wife, mother of two beautiful children, Michael (18) and Ana (4), and is a sales executive, make-up artist, and model. As an adoptive parent to Ana, who is from Quatemala, Sharon will continue to be an active sponsor, educator and advocate for Building Blocks Adoption Agency (www.bbas.org). In addition, we are honored to have her support the Women's Center of Greater Cleveland as the Honorary Chair for the 21st annual Run-Jane-Run. Through community involvement, volunteer work and giving her children a foundation that is built on love, trust and respect, we togeher can create a strong organization of people and a destiny we can celebrate as a journey of hope together! Sharon expresses: " I am truly strengthened by my ideals through the amazing support of my husband, our children, family, best friends and the community that surrounds me! I am committed to garnering a stronger foundation to continue my goals of helping others no matter what obstacles may lie ahead. I am dedicated to making a positive difference and I extremely passionate about the causes that I represent. I am truly honored to be selected as the Honorary Chair for this event!"
To book Sharon for public appearances or for charitable events, or to receive information about the upcoming 2010 Ohio United States Pageant, please feel free to contact Sharon Witmer-Bloxdorf at sharonwitmer@yahoo.com.
Sponsorship Opportunities:
What value does your organization place on networking with more than 1,200 weekend participants in run,jane,run? How can you establish a powerful presence and make critical connections with this audience participating in individual and team sports while supporting the provision of drug and alcohol treatment services for medically indigent women and their families?
The Women’s center of Greater Cleveland invites you to become a corporate sponsor of the 21st annual run,jane,run. Attended by more than 1,200 individuals, the annual sports festival offers outstanding corporate sponsorship opportunities for businesses and organizations.
Check out the sponsorship levels and opportunities.
If you have any questions about becoming a sponsor, please call 216.651.1450. As a corporate sponsor, you will gain access to visibility and a targeted market.
Sponsorship Levels:
- Premiere Donor $7,500 - $10,000
- Mission Donor 5,000 - 7,500
- Save-a-Life Donor 3,000 - 4,500
- Community Donor 1,500 - 2,900
- Recovery Donor 1,499 or Less
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