2013 Walk & Wag was a Huge Success
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
By: Deborah Kern

Thank you to everyone involved in the 34th Annual Walk & Wag and RUN

Thank you for making the 34^th Annual Walk & Wag a monumental success! We could not have done it without all of you.

Together, our runners, walkers, and event sponsors raised a record-breaking $231,000 for homeless, abused and injured animals in our community.

Please visit the Walk & Wag Photobucket site to see many of the wonderful photos from the event. If you share any your Walk and Wag video or photos on Twitter or Pintrest, please use #WalkandWag so people can find them.

Congratulations to our top fundraisers!

Top Individual Fundraisers:
1st Place – Susan Kornfield raised $15,090.00
Ms. Kornfield is an HSHV Board member and will not be accepting the fundraising prize. We thank her for her extraordinary efforts and to all of the generous people that supported her.
2^nd Place – Kelly Schwartz raised $3,605.69
3^rd Place - Tracie Lynn Yergin raised $2,995.00
4^th Place – Matt Schaecher raised $2,870.00

Top Team Fundraisers:
1^st Place – HSHV Volunteers raised $25,194.19
2^nd Place – HSHV Staff raised $14,747.50
The HSHV Staff team will not be accepting the fundraising prize
3^rd Place – Truven Trotters raised $4,561.00
4^th Place – Run Lola Run raised $4,050.00

Top Family Fundraisers:
1^st Place – The Sykes Family raised $450
2^nd Place – The Dodd Family raised $360
3^rd Place – The Kent Family raised $355

Congratulations to the Raffle Drawing winners:
1^st prize of $1,000 – E. Quinn
2^nd prize Football Tickets (UofM vs. OSU) – G. Troia
3^rd prize of iPad Mini – Jeff Davidson
4^th prize of $50 Quarter Bistro – John Johnsen
5^th prize of $50 Kroger – Joe Styrna
6^th prize of $50 Visa – Heather Mattke
7^th prize of $50 Mainstreet Ventures – Helen Fitzgerald
8^th prize of $35 BTB Burrito – Ashley McGowan
9^th prize of 1 Hour Massage (Liberty Athletic Club) – Monica Navhi
10^th prize of $30 Downtown Home & Garden – Janine Gresook
11^th prize of $30 Goodtime Charley’s – Vince DeGenaw
12^th prize of $30 Ashley’s – Stacy Davis
13^th prize of $25 Quarter Bistro – Tanya Navhi
14^th prize of $25 Pet Supplies Plus – Paul Pietrovict
15^th prize of $25 Pet Supplies Plus – Ronda Mitchell
16^th prize of $25 PetSmart – Emily Sandelands
17^th prize of $25 Mani Osteric – Linda Scibilia
18^th prize of $15 Silvios Organic Pizza – Meese’s Family

We will be contacting all winners this week about their prizes.

Congratulations to the winners of the 5K Run:

Women by Age Group:
19 and Under – Emily Diehl
20 to 29 – Andrea Ramthun
30 to 39 – Shelly Bodner
40 to 49 – Jennifer Hardy-Franci
50 to 59 – Amy Diehl
60+ - Betsy Noren

Men by Age Group:
19 and under – Julio Wagner
20 to 29 – Taylor Tappe
30 to 39 – Joe Styrna
40 to 49 – Phillip Francis
50 to 59 – John Cooper
60+ - George Troia