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Table of Contents
What’s Happening Online
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Meet the Teachers, 7 Orchard View Elementary Lisa Campbell, Hannah Boyd and Penny Sage Outdoor Living, 8 Getting Outside in Winter Finding Warmth in Family Recipes , 10 Article by Carrie Beachey and Illustration by Jessica Flores Shout Page, 12 Offer A Shout of Gratitude Scholar Athlete, 13 Evan Beasley Valentine’s Day Grouping, 14 Valentine Specials Middlebury Community Food Panty, 16 Veteran Spotlight, 17 Forrest Flynn LoveWay, 18 Changing Lives for 45 Years
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Contributors: Publisher:
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Editor:
Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
ADVERTISING: Scott Faust
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Cori Vilardo
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Dr. Carla Gull, Stephanie Salisbury and April Givens
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Russ Draper, Kris Mueller Gloria Salavarria and Carrie Beachey
Science Olympiad, 20 Middlebury Resolution Run, 22 Helping Middlebury Community Food Pantry Northridge Athletes, 24 Photos by Russ Draper
February’s Cover: Lisa Buss, Christy Snyder and
Lara Perry stand on the rock outside Essenhaus Convention Center after triumphantly completely the 5K Resolution Run on January 1st, 2019. Photo by Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
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Community
Calendar February
14 Happy Valentine’s Day
Weekly
Mon: Table Games, Greencroft – 6:30 p.m. Tues: Euchre, Greencroft – 6:30 p.m. WED: Middlebury Exchange Club, Essenhaus – 6:30 a.m. Fri: Optimist Club Breakfast, Essenhaus – 6:30 a.m.
Monthly American Legion Dinners 5:30 - 7 p.m., Public welcome
Editor's Note: The holidays have all passed and the snow has finally arrived. Hopefully everyone is staying warm and enjoying some fun time playing, sledding and drinking hot cocoa. The participants in this year’s Resolution Run held on the first day of the year were certainly glad that the winter storms had waited so long to arrive. It was a beautiful day and the fundraiser was a huge success for our local food pantry.
1st Friday: All-You-Can-Eat Fish by the Legion 2nd Friday: Grilled Smoked Pork Chops by Legion Riders 3rd Friday: Chicken Fried Steak by Auxiliary 4th Friday: Sandwich Baskets by SAL 5th Friday: Lasagna dinner by Boy Scout Troop 7 Last Saturday: Steak Grill – Call 825-5121 for more info.
This is certainly a time of year when many people participate more heavily in fundraisers and volunteer work and in this issue you will learn about some of these seasonal activities that occur as well as some others like the Middlebury Food Pantry and LoveWay that run their programs year-round.
1st & 3rd Mondays: Town Council Meetings at Town Hall – 6 p.m.
In addition I hope you enjoy the continuation of the newly introduced SHOUT page and the tasty recipes tucked inside this month’s magazine as well as help us all celebrate the 100th birthday of local WWII veteran Forrest Flynn.
1ST & 3rd Wednesdays: Middlebury Men’s Club Meetings at the American Legion – 7 p.m. 2nd and 4th Mondays Middlebury Lions Club - 7 p.m., American Legion Hall
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by Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher One of the programs at Orchard View Elementary that sets it apart is its Special Education program and the teachers that work within it. Many hands are needed to make these programs successful. They are dependent upon a whole team of assistants who are headed up by Special Education teacher Lisa Campbell, Mixed Abilities teacher Hannah Boyd and Life Skills teacher Penny Sage. While Lisa Campbell technically has five students that she is responsible for, she finds herself helping up to 50 other students when they need additional assistance. Even if a student is not assigned to her, she welcomes the opportunity to lend a hand in the classroom with any student who could use some extra attention. Campbell says that one of the things she loves most about her position is “getting to know students across grade levels and getting to work in multiple classrooms while watching them learn and make connections.” Hannah Boyd leads the Mixed Ability classroom, where students are given the opportunity to expand their knowledge in reading, writing, math, and more at a pace that best meets their individual learning styles. They spend more time
focusing on educational information that will be practical for their whole life, with a goal to “learn to love school again,” as Boyd says. They also spend time developing their balance, strength, and social skills by participating on a regular basis in out-of-class activities such as swimming, bowling, or horseback riding at LoveWay. Boyd also involves students from other general education classes in a buddies program where kids from other classrooms can come in and help her
students with their work once they have completed their own assignments in class for the day. Through this program, these peers learn that her students can be their friends as well. This helps her students to build connections that she sees reflected in the lunchroom and at recess as well. Penny Sage has also found the interaction of students from other classrooms to be a learning opportunity for her class. Things that may seem
as simple as returning a “hello” in the hallway or taking turns on the slide outside are essential social skills that her students get the opportunity to learn and practice through this interaction. “Likewise, general education students learn about differences. They learn that ‘different’ really isn’t that different. They learn to see everyone as a peer,” Sage stated. “Young children are so open and accepting. We start integrating the students in my classroom as soon as they start kindergarten. Students may have questions about things that they notice in a student with special needs, and our teachers are wonderful about explaining with caring compassion.” This integration and exposure that begins at Orchard View creates a ripple effect through the middle school and high school where all students, regardless of their educational needs level, find acceptance and friendship from the entire student body. Because of the foundation built by Sage, Boyd and Campbell, these students are able to become just as much an essential part of what makes Middlebury great as every other member of our town, and teaches lessons to all that they can carry on for a lifetime.
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Outdoor Living
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I recently went to a great indoor play park and it was packed, so packed we actually decided to go play outside. We went to a nearby park and were the only ones there. Why don’t we get outside in winter as much? Why should we? As a mother of four boys, I know how difficult it can be to get everyone dressed in layers, boots, hats, and mittens just for one to say they need to go to the bathroom. I also know the joy I see when my children are playing outside. It hasn’t always been easy to get my children outside, but it has been worth it for our family. There are also days that are cold and windy and wet where we might choose to stay inside or go outside for much shorter time. And that’s okay. Some things that help us get outside:
Snow angels are a classic way to enjoy snow.
Outdoor gear – Have adequate outdoor gear ready to head out. I have a big bag to keep all the snow pants, extra hats and gloves, etc. It makes it easy to have in the van if we want a little snow play. Make sure you have cold weather gear for yourself as well. For me, a good pair of insulated boots and a warm hat make a huge difference. Warming shelters – Use the warming shelters at Elkhart County Parks – both Bonneyville Mill (at the Briar Patch shelter) and Ox Bow County Park have warming shelters close to their sledding hills. Even if not sledding, it’s fun to warm up before heading back into the cold again.
Something new – Try something new, like snowshoeing or frisbee golf. Take a scavenger hunt with you when you head outside to a destination. Bring some hot tea and have an outdoor picnic. Meet friends – It’s a lot easier for my clan to get outside if we have plans to meet others outside. We don’t talk ourselves out of it and we have the added fun of friends. Celebrate – Plan for something special at the end. Having a ritual of hot cocoa, snuggles, and some books can be a great way to celebrate time outside.
Think about getting outside on the sunny, not as windy days. Our children need it and we probably do too. Getting outside in most weather allows us to enjoy the seasonal changes and gives us
access to nature and the outdoors.
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Try building a fort in winter.
What’s Happening in the Parks from your Middlebury Park Board
Garden Club tree donation
We would like to recognize the Middlebury Garden Club for their generosity in beautifying our town. They recently donated five red cedar trees that were planted in Olde Mill Park. The trees are planted on a small berm to act as a living screen between the parking lot and the adjacent town recycling Middlebury Garden Club Members dumpsters. This donation from the Middlebury Garden Club is the most recent in a long history of gifts given to the town from the Middlebury Garden Club. In fact, the first recorded gift from the Garden Club dates back to 1932! That donation was a blue spruce and a concolor fir, both planted in the “Town Park,” which was the only park in Middlebury at that time and is now known as Memorial Park. Since 1932 the Garden Club has made 36 other donations. All of the donations have been trees and, in many cases, multiple trees were given.
New parks commissioner
We welcome Jeremy Yahwak who is the new parks commissioner. Dan Frederick, who was the parks commissioner for many years, will now be the police commissioner. A commissioner is the link between the town council and the various department boards. We thank Dan for his many years of advocating for us and look forward to an equally rewarding experience with Jeremy.
If you haven’t contributed to the Flower Fund yet... ...now would be a great time!
Let’s hear it for your friends and neighbors who take pride in our charming hometown by contributing to the Town Flower Fund which pays for the much-loved petunia baskets throughout town center. Please help fill the baskets with blooms and be a good neighbor, too, by sending your contribution to Middlebury Parks Department, 418 N. Main Street, Middlebury, IN 46540. $30 covers one basket, but any amount is appreciated.
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The Little Elkhart Chapter of Trout Unlimited (LECTU) lent a hand back in October to clear away a log jam under the Trestle Bridge in Krider Gardens. Partnerships like these maximize the effectiveness of our park staff. Thanks, LECTU!
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Aunt Nona’s Sugar Cookies Sift together: 4 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda pinch of salt Article by Carrie Beachey Illustration by Jessica Flores
As I sit here at my kitchen table, it is cold outside and all around, it is quiet. I leaf through a box of recipes, looking for the old family favorites. The ones that are discolored and stained from use. The ones that have creases and folds, and are rough around the edges. The ones that bring warmth; not only to the kitchen, but also to the soul. Grandma Beachey’s Cinnamon Rolls is one of these recipes that stirs up warm memories of learning from my husband’s grandmother an oral recipe that four generations have enjoyed eating. She recited each step for me and I wrote them down, as we measure out the flour according to the stickiness of the dough. By that time in her life, Grandma used the help of a walker and she stood at the kitchen counter just long enough to give me instructions on how to properly “whap the dough.” A technique that Grandma invented to help make the cinnamon rolls extra “gungey.” Another one of these old family recipes that I grew up eating is Aunt Nona’s Sugar Cookies. It is a recipe that my mother learned from her grandmother. I have memories of standing next to mom, the counter top all covered in flour, as we cut the cookies out into circles using the rim of a drinking glass. Aunt Nona also gave our family her pumpkin pie recipe. A recipe that is still made every Thanksgiving. It is a tradition that my daughter, Nona, now carries on. These recipes from Aunt Nona have been in our family for six generations or more. They have allowed our beloved memories to live on just as they cause past relatives, who my children and I have never met, to be familiar and remain dear to our hearts. 10 inMiddlebury Magazine | FebRuary 2019
Mix together: 1 cup sugar 1 cup light brown sugar 3 eggs 1 cup butter 1 cup sour cream 1 tsp vanilla Combine the wet and dry ingredients and refrigerate the dough for several hours. Roll the dough out and cut with a round cookie cutter. Sprinkle the tops with sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 min. Cookies should be light and fluffy almost like cake.
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Welcome to our new SHOUT page!
If you know of a community member or group of people whom you would like to offer out a SHOUT of gratitude in a future magazine, please send your nomination to our editor Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher at Delightfullyhere@gmail.com
“I love the staff, volunteers and horses at LoveWay. My family moved a few years ago, but LoveWay will always have a special place in my heart.” Bailee Minth
“My husband and I moved to Middlebury in March 2018 with many hopes for what our future would hold. Unfortunately because of unforeseen events things did not go as planned. I found myself and children without a car, hardly enough food, and barely two pennies to rub together. We were facing the possibility of homelessness. God gave me the strength to press on. I quickly found a job at Harding’s and the township helped me with my rent. Thank you Kris Mueller, I’m so grateful. Within the Harding’s community I have had more love, encouragement, and support from these wonderful people than I could ever have imagined. Strangers who are now my family. Special people I have to mention have blessed my children’s lives and my life so much more than I could have ever imagined. Brandi Gamble and her precious family have adopted us into their family as if we are their very own. Brandi is truly a hero to me and my kiddos. She is more than just a friend to me. Brandi is my sister for life and I just want to shout out my love and appreciation for everything she has done for my boys and me. There is a reason for me staying in Middlebury and I’m excited about the plan God has for my little family here to make a difference in the lives of others. We’re making it, I want to encourage you all to just keep moving forward and to not give up. You can be in your darkest moments and God will send you to the right people to raise you up and give you the hope to keep moving forward and giving you the strength and courage to keep putting one foot in front of the other.” Danielle Hatton
“A huge thank you to Nicole Deckert and Ellen Augustine for leading our drama kids to state and ensuring they safely arrived there and returned home safely! The countless hours the two of you put in to help our children be their best is much appreciated!” Just another Drama Mama
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The Scholar Athlete Mentoring Spirit, Mind, Body
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Evan Beasley
Senior Evan Beasley is the son of Karla and Jared Beasley. He is on the wrestling and soccer teams at Northridge High School. In addition to school sports, he also participates in the student council as well as volunteer work outside of the school. Beasley has given his time to the Middlebury Food Pantry, helped with their largest fundraiser, The Resolution Run, and enjoys helping elementary school kids as a volunteer wrestling coach. “I enjoy the relationships I’ve developed over the years with teammates and how coaches work to build great team chemistry and dynamics. I appreciate coaches’ ability to push me to compete at a higher level,” Beasley said. He plans to attend college in the fall to pursue a career in physical therapy.
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Middlebur y Community
Food Pantry by Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
Often during a time of year when so many are celebrating abundance and gift giving, there are many families who find the winter months the hardest of all to get through. For some it may be an immediate crisis that hits, for others it is due to routine layoffs over the winter months. Either way, during these months that can bring shortages to families, groups like the Middlebury Food Pantry become even more of a blessing to those in need. Fortunately it is also a time of year when community members tend to find themselves in an even greater generous spirit. I met with Pam Bingaman this month and was amazed at the details of what goes into our local food pantry. Recently, a local RV company raised more than 87,000 pounds of food through a competition between their plants. This year’s Resolution Run raised nearly $20,000. These large drives make up a huge portion of the resources the food pantry has to work with. However, the routine participation from local businesses like Forks, Harding’s and Old Hoosier Meats plays a vital role as well. Bingaman stated that nearly every business in the area has donated or given food at some point in time. Clients of the food pantry are asked to fill out a simple form to enable volunteers to know how to help them best. The average family is usually about four people, but is sometimes much larger. The pantry provides them with enough food and meal plans to feed their family for a week, as well as some hygiene items and a list of other resources in the area that can possibly help them meet their other needs. Because it is sometimes very difficult and humbling to ask for assistance when needed, the pantry makes it their goal to service everyone that comes through their doors, turning none away. Over the last 35 years the food pantry has gone from a closet inside someone’s home helping one or two families on occasion to a group of more than 40 cross-denominational volunteers and the effort of an entire community. Because of this they are able to service approximately 125 families every Saturday. Each Saturday a different host group of 8-12 members comes in to facilitate the food distribution to the public. In addition, other volunteers deliver food during the first and third weeks of the month to the homes of those who are unable to get out. The pantry is always accepting donations of food. However, some needs that are often overlooked are items like diapers (size 3 and up), baby, laundry, dish and bath soap, as well as toothpaste, deodorant and coffee. With volunteers ranging from school-age children to beyond retirement, the food pantry is very much a program that involves our entire town and is just one more piece of the puzzle that makes Middlebury such a united community.
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by Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
Celebrating World War II Veteran Forrest Flynn’s 100th Birthday On January 18, 2019 friends and family congregated at Middlebury American Legion Post 210 to celebrate the 100th birthday of World War II veteran Forrest Flynn. Forrest, or Fory as those who are close call him, was born January 23, 1919. During WWII Flynn served as a tank retriever in the 23rd Company of the U.S. Army stationed at the European Theater and later was known as a part of the 7th Armed Division, dubbed “The Lucky 7th.” He was born in South Bend, Ind., but spent his childhood growing up here in Middlebury in the area that the Hilltop Restaurant most recently occupied. He is the father of four loving children, Mary, Betty and Forrest Jr. from his first marriage to Grace Flynn, as well as his daughter Kathy from his marriage to Orpha Flynn. His children have given him 21 grandchildren and more than 30 great-grandchildren and counting. As a part of the Red Iron Welders,
Flynn was involved in the building of the Mackinaw Bridge as well as the Indiana Toll Road. Later, he continued his life and work here in Middlebury as an employee at Jayco, where he apparently retired and went back because of his love of the job so many times that when he finally retired for the sixth time and for good his friends recall him saying, “I had to retire six times just to get this stinking pen,” which was given to him once it was finally clear that he was truly ready to retire for the last time and enjoy the easy life. When visiting with Flynn, his sense of humor and good spirits pour out of him as he still seems to love a good laugh and loves even more to make those around him laugh. According to him and his granddaughter, Emily Jackson, his secret to living to age 100 is all the trouble he has gotten himself into. Happy Birthday, Forrest! Middlebury continues to be proud to call you one of her own.
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Changing lives for 45 years by Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher
LoveWay has been servicing our community for 45 years. They are known for their equine-assisted services and for having the slogan, “Changing the Lives of Challenged Children since 1974.” However, do many of us even know what that means or what truly goes into the work at LoveWay? The work the children experience, the volunteers put in, or even the hard work of the horses involved? As a child I saw LoveWay as a place other children got to ride horses and I often wished I too could ride those horses. As an adult I have learned that it is so much more 18 inMiddlebury Magazine | FebRuary 2019
than that through my own work with the Middlebury School students who participate in the program. I have seen kids that were nearly non-verbal have one of their first words be “LoveWay” because they were so excited to go and spend time with their horse and volunteer staff that day. Why is that? Why is LoveWay so special to so many hearts in our community? To answer that question we must explore the therapeutic effects LoveWay has on its students as well as the effort that is put in to making it such a special place.
LoveWay serves 20 schools in our area and is planning to expand their reach to schools in Cass County, Mich., soon. Although LoveWay offers evening and weekend classes for a fee to children who can benefit from their program, all of the hours and effort put in for the children who visit from local schools is offered free of charge. Making it a place that many who need them most can receive the services LoveWay provides. As students and teachers alike arrive on the property, the serenely quiet and peaceful atmosphere is palpable. There is a sense of calm that fills the air, something that is often hard for children who have emotional and physical challenges to find. Once they begin their 12-week course, offered in both the spring and fall semesters, they become immersed in something that goes beyond just riding a horse around an arena. They begin to learn to trust their horse as well as the volunteers leading them. The students have their physical abilities pushed through training that involves balance and coordination, they learn about steps and procedures as they are taught how to properly groom their horse and collect and apply the tack, padding before saddle, etc. As they continue through the program they strengthen their gross and fine motor skills as they learn about directing and steering their horse, and while they are learning essential skills they are hardly aware of it because the involvement and activity is so fun for them that it isn’t seen as a lesson but rather a privilege. In fact, often the reward of going to LoveWay is a great tool in helping encourage the students to apply themselves in other tasks throughout their weekly school schedule. In order for this all to be possible there has to be an amazing group of both horses and volunteers. Let us talk about the horses first, because they do not ask to be a part of this but rather have to earn their right of passage. LoveWay Executive Director Shelley Becker says, “only about one in 100 horses have what it takes to be a LoveWay horse.” LoveWay requires 22 full-time horses in their herd to perform the services they provide. They currently have 21. It is a lot of work for a therapeutic horse to provide services so they tend to retire them to a calmer life after three to
five years – meaning they are always looking for new horses that fit the bill. While some are donated, others have to be purchased, and before either can happen they must go through some testing. When LoveWay first goes out to meet a horse, they run a series of tests for temperament and personality to see if the horse will be a friendly fit. Only about half of the horses make it through this first step. After that they bring them in for a 30-day trial and before they even meet the students, they have a lot of interaction. They see how the horses react to loud noises, butterfly nets near their faces, and basketballs gently bounced on their backs. Remember, the clients they are working with can be unpredictable and for the safety of the horses and students alike they must be properly vetted. But don’t worry, these horses are all provided with excellent care for their hard work. If the love the volunteers and students lavish over them is not enough, they also receive top notch chiropractic, Equivibe, acupuncture and supplemental care. The safety and happiness of the horses and students is always at the forefront of concern for everyone involved. And now perhaps most importantly we will talk about the volunteers of LoveWay. Without the generous and loving hearts of those involved none of this would ever be possible. Last year more than 9,000 hours were filled by approximately 300 volunteers. That is about 30 hours of work per volunteer if evenly distributed, which we all know is rarely the case. LoveWay is still in considerable need of 96 more slots filled for the upcoming spring semester that will begin February 4. According to Becker there is no experience needed, “we just need a willing heart.” Some volunteers pass through during their senior year of high school as they try to give one last effort to the community before moving off to college while others, like 84-year-old Sheila Dibley, have devoted more than 23 years of service to the program. With needs including leading horses, walking by the sides of students, office work, mowing, feeding, grooming, cleaning, etc, there is a place for anyone who wants to help. To find out more about where your own willing heart can be best applied, email info@ lovewayinc.org. inMiddlebury Magazine | FebRuary 2019 19
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On Saturday, January 12, both Northridge Middle School and Northridge High School Science Olympiad teams traveled to Manchester University for the Manchester Invitational. The teams had good days with the high school varsity team finishing first and the middle school team finishing second in their divisions. The teams were looking forward to hosting the 13th Annual Northridge Invitational at the high school on January 19, but unfortunately had to cancel due to the snowstorm. 20 inMiddlebury Magazine  |  FebRuary 2019
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run by Desirée Beauchamp-Boucher On an unseasonably warm Tuesday, while many others were sleeping in after ringing in the New Year the night before, 268 runners gathered at 10 a.m. on January 1, 2019 at the Essenhaus Inn to participate in a run that would help raise money and awareness for the Middlebury Community Food Pantry. This event, which was founded five years ago by local Amy Checkley, has grown to include runners from not only the Michiana area but all across the country as well. This year there were
participants like Makena Weybright, 13, who came all the way from Santa Monica, Calif., with her family, as well as runners who traveled from as far away as Alaska like Ruth Ritchey Moore. Both Weybright and Moore took first place in their divisions. The rest of the runners consisted of individuals and family groups as well as running teams, ages 5-74. Participants who paid $15 to help raise funds for the food pantry were given the option between running or walking the 5K course that would take
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them down the Pumpkinvine Trail and through the Ridge Trail System back up to the finish line or take the shorter one-mile Fun Run that circled and stayed closer to the grounds. For many, this was their first 5K ever. There was also parents with strollers, dogs on leashes, and more seasoned runners like Justin Kowalski and Liesl Muelhauser. The morning started with prayer as the runners prepared themselves and gave thanks for all they had as they gave to those in need. Spirits were
high and the enthusiasm contagious as everyone crossed the finish line. Among the first to cross the finish line were Kowalski and Muelhauser, both of whom took first place in the overall men’s and women’s divisions. But while awards were given out you could tell that the true reason everyone was there was because of their love of running and their desire to give back. Since the Resolution Run was started in 2014 by Checkley, and since been taken over by Paula Turk of Stone Soup Promotions, it has become the single largest fundraiser of the year for Middlebury’s food pantry, bringing in nearly $20,000 this year thanks to the runners and other local sponsors. For those who did not wish to run or walk but still had the desire to help give back to the community through this event, there were many other opportunities for involvement. It took a lot of hard work and many helping hands to pull it together as well as ensure it went smoothly the day of. Volunteers helped with handing out water, taking in times as runners
finished, serving refreshments as runners and their families cooled down back inside the Essenhaus Conference Center, and much more. It was truly a group effort with a place for anyone who wished to help. Anyone who would like to participate in the run next year or find other inspiring opportunities to get out and go for a run can find more resources and information at https:// www.stonesouppromotions.com.
photos by Russ Draper
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