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The 2018 Valerie Fund Walk & JAG Physical Therapy 5K Run
The expression "and still counting..." took on greater significance as the Walk website's total inched closer to our $1,000,000 goal in the days following the event. So too did "team effort" as captains and their teams, 187 in all, raised close to 60% of the $1,000,000. And "kind-hearted generosity" was sublimely illustrated by the support of 70 monetary sponsors and new and returning in kind sponsors providing food, beverages and entertainment.
Verona Park was the setting for the 13th Annual Walk/5K Run celebrating the hope and courage of Valerie Fund patients and their families. One hundred and fifty patients were acknowledged on stage before being joined by thousands of supporters for a mile walk around one of Essex County's most beautiful parks. Earlier, the debut of a new flatter, faster 5K certified race course proved popular with nearly 700 runners. Special thanks to Burger King and Saker ShopRites for hosting extraordinarily successful in-store promotions in the weeks leading up to June 9th.