On Saturday, June 8, Montague Parks & Recreation and The Friends of Hillcrest Elementary School held their second Warrior Dash Obstacle Course Race for youth at Hillcrest and Sheffield schools in Turners Falls. Approximately 75 runners throughout the area (and beyond) participated in this major fundraising event that supports the Hillcrest Elementary Playground Project and MPRD’s Sponsor-A-Child Scholarship Program.
The race would not have been possible without the investment of time, energy, resources, and funding from many within our fine community. We would like to thank Greenfield Savings Bank, Judd Wire, Lively Builders, Nemesis Photo, Northampton Pediatric Dentistry, Pizazz Dance Studio, Turners Falls Athletic Club and Turners Falls Dental for their generous financial support, and would also like to thank the following for loaning and donating materials, and assisting with the logistics of the event: Mackin Construction, Snow & Son’s Landscaping, Chip Garbiel, Jon Waidlich, Jon Bevins, Montague DPW, Gill-Montague Regional School District Facilities and Grounds, and the GMRSD Physical Education Department.
We also wish to acknowledge those who enhanced the event: the Turners Falls Fire Department for hosing the kids down as they came down the home stretch; members of the Montague Center Fire Department, FM Kuzmeskus, Senn II Excavating and the Massachusetts State Police for the Touch-A-Truck event; Paul Wonsey for providing sound, Amy Schmidt Bowse for designing the Warrior Dash logo and The Melha Shrine Clowns for providing comedy and entertainment.
As many of you know, volunteer assistance is essential to the success of an event of this magnitude. Therefore, considerable appreciation goes out to all of our volunteers who helped the kids get through the course safely and cheering them all on as they crossed the finish line. This event would not have been possible without you.
Finally, we would like to thank the kids who ran in this year’s Warrior Dash. You all did a great job, and we’re very proud of you!
Sarah Burstien, Hillcrest
Jon Dobosz, director of Montague Parks & Recreation
Julie Nolet, Chairwoman, Hillcrest Elementary Playground Project
The Warrior Dash Planning Committee