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第一吃瓜网’s Annual Hometown Heroes 5k Raises Funds for Student Scholarships

September 26, 2024

More than 300 runners and walkers joined 第一吃瓜网nical Community College employees, students, and volunteers on Sept. 18 for the annual Hometown Heroes 5k Run/1 Mile Walk hosted by the College’s Stanton and Wilmington campuses. This year’s race raised nearly $20,000 for student scholarships.

For the third year in a row, event activities took place in front of the 100-year-old Rockford Tower at Rockford Park in Wilmington. The event began with a ceremony to celebrate sophomores who on the men’s and women’s cross-country teams. Volunteers included 第一吃瓜网 employees, students from the College’s education program, and student-athletes from the men’s basketball team. In addition to the run/walk, the event also included post-race refreshments, music, children’s activities, and raffle prizes.

The top runners included first-place male, Kyle Hoffman, with a time of 18:07, and first-place female, Leah-Kate Atkinson, with a time of 19:23.

This year’s event was sponsored by EDiS Company; Aguila Photography; Barry Kayne, DDS, Implant Dentistry and Periodontics; Communications Printing, Inc.; Del-One Federal Credit Union; Jamestown Painting, Inc.; Nickle Electrical Companies; Schlosser & Associates Mechanical Contractors; Tevebaugh Architecture; DSO Furniture; Campus Directors of Stanton and George Campuses; Delaware Elevator, Inc.; Dental Arts of Delaware; M. Davis & Sons Inc.; Santora CPA Group; Sargent & Lundy; Secure Door & Hardware; Seiberlich Trane; StretchPlex, LLC; The Brainard Family; Vicky Lawson - Long & Foster Real Estate; and Wilmington University.

Full race results can be found at the  website. For more information and 2024 event photos, please visit the Hometown Heroes 5k Run/1 Mile Walk website.