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Party in the dusk
Annual Duryea fundraiser scheduled BY JOSH MCAULIFFE Special to the triboro banner
Legion, pizza made by members of the Nativity of Our Lord Men’s Society, a Two sisters from Duryea are once Manning’s ice cream truck, music by DJ again bringing the community together Jay J Lombardo, a bake sale and more for a little fitness and a than 20 craft vendors great cause. overseen by the Duryea If you go On Saturday, June Betterment Committee, What: third annual duryea 1, Katie and Allison and an appearance by at dusk 5K and Festival Brudzinski will host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton When: Saturday, June 1, 5 to third annual Duryea at Penguins mascot Tux. 9 p.m., with the run and walk Dusk 5K and Festival. New this year, the starting at 7 p.m. All proceeds from the Betterment Committee Where: community park, event will benefit the will show a kid-friendly Stephenson Street, duryea Northeast Regional Canmovie in the park. And, Details: registration is $20 cer Institute (NRCI), a local radio station 98.5 online until Saturday, may nonprofit that provides KRZ set the Brudzinski 25, and $25 the day of the community and patient sisters up with a race. race day registration services, hospital and corporate sponsor – will take place from 5 to practice support servicthe Salvation Army, 6:30 p.m. all proceeds from es and cancer surveilwhich will pay for the event benefit the northlance to seven counties advertisements airing east regional cancer instithroughout Northeast on KRZ in the days tute. to register, make a Pennsylvania. leading up to the event, donation or for more inforThe event begins at and will have a clothing mation visit the event’s web5 p.m. at Duryea Comdonation truck at the site, runsignup.com/race/ munity Park, with the festival. pa/duryea/duryeaatdusk, or its Facebook page. 5K run starting at 7 p.m. “We’re more than and the 1-mile fun walk appreciative of that,” beginning a few minKatie Brudzinski said. utes later. The course traverses the borRegistration for the run is $20 online ough and has a few hills for those who until Saturday, May 25, and $25 the day of like a challenge. the race. Race day registration will take The festival, meanwhile, will feature place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Medals will be numerous basket raffles, 50/50 drawawarded to the top three male and female ing, hamburgers and hot dogs grilled finishers in each age group. All race by members of the Duryea American participants will receive a T-shirt, which will also be sold for $10 at the festival. To register online, or for more information, visit the event’s website, runsignup. com/Race/PA/Duryea/DuryeaatDusk, or its Facebook page. TS_CNG/TRIBORO/PAGES [T01] | 05/22/19
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From left: Krista Gromelski, Kristen Kabacinski, Allison Brudzinski, Eddie Klein, Aimee Balchune and Katie Brudzinski. It’s no surprise Duryea at Dusk has become an annual rite, considering the first two raised close to $25,000 for the NRCI. “We’re always nervous at this point. Do we have enough baskets, and signups and donations? Will the weather be good? But, it all comes together in the end,” said Katie Brudzinski, noting donations and basket raffles are still being accepted. “And the NRCI is always super happy with everything,” she added. “They’re great to work with, and they help us out so much.” The Brudzinski sisters got the idea for Duryea at Dusk after watching their mom, Ann, bravely undergo sev-
eral surgeries and numerous rounds of chemotherapy since being diagnosed with advanced-stage appendix and ovarian cancer close to a decade ago. “She’s currently back on chemotherapy, but she’s pushing through,” Katie Brudzinski said of her mom, who hopes to attend the event. Planning for the event takes months, with the sisters getting plenty of assistance along the way. “Our committee does the logistics end of it, and we could not do this without the borough and the mayor and the chief, our sponsors and the whole community,” Katie Brudzinski said. “It wouldn’t be possible without them.”