Hundreds of community members of all ages gathered under bright blue skies at Hop Porter Park, Hailey on April 23 to hunt for eggs, climb Carbonate Hill and enjoy a barbeque. The Advocates’ 3rd Annual Carbonate Hill Climb Race was established to build community awareness of April’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM — hotlink to SAAM).
“The day’s events were put on by three main groups, The Advocates, the Hailey Chamber of Commerce and Big Brothers & Sisters,” said The Advocates’ Community Education Coordinator Trish Tobias. “This collaborative effort resulted in broad, community-wide reach.” The morning kicked off at 10:00 a.m. with nearly 400 youth on the hunt for Easter Eggs during the Community Easter Egg Hunt. One hundred people were fed at the BBQ. The festivities were supported by over 40 volunteers. Race results: Fifty-seven people signed up to do the approximately 2.5 mile race. Several Big Brother Big Sister pairs participated. Top three women: Maranda Stopol 36.34, Georgie Montgomery 36.43, Molly Meyers 41.26 Top three men: Eric Chizum 31.19, Alexis Gonazlez 33.08, Sam Parker 34.29 Top three 13 and under boys: Emmett Say 40.10, Irvin Gonzalez 44.22, John Quinones 51.43 Top three 13 and under girls: Shaelynn Dockstader 78.16, Lili Torres 78.16, Rylee Baldwin 79.56
The course record of 28.59 is held by Whit Albright. In 2010, Whit Albright and Amy Bingham were the male and female winners, and Emmett Say and Jenna Nurge won the 12 and under boy and girl divisions.
The Advocates thanks the following fine retailers for enabling pre-race registration: Sturtevants, Elephant’s Perch and Backwoods Mountain Sports.
Community Booth Participants included the Animal Shelter, the Crisis Hotline, Girls on the Run, the Hunger Coalition and others.
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