Ion Bank Cheshire Half Marathon and 5K Donates Over $100,000 to Local Charities!

Cheshire, CT – 2016 Ion Bank Cheshire Half Marathon & 5K donated over $100,000 to local charities! A recent check presentation ceremony was held at Cheshire High School where checks were presented to Abilities Without Boundaries, SARAH Foundation, Best Buddies CT, the Cheshire Lions Club and a number of Cheshire High School teams, clubs and organizations. These donations would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors and participants. The fifth annual event, held on April 24, attracted a record crowd of over 3,000 runners. Since the inaugural year in 2012, the Ion Bank Cheshire Half Marathon & 5K’s charitable focus has been on raising money and awareness for local organizations that support individuals with special needs.

Cheshire organizations that provided volunteer support at this year’s event also received charitable contributions. The following groups from Cheshire High School included the Girls Cross Country, Girls Swim & Dive, Girls Lacrosse, Softball Team, Football Team, Girls & Boys Tennis, Girls & Boys Track, Cheerleading Squad, Best Buddies, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Wrestling, Peer Health, and Ram Band Parents Association. The race also made donations to the Farmington Canal Rail-to Trail Association, Mari Hall Foundation, Cheshire Land Trust, CT MS Society, and Cheshire Emergency Management Services.

“Ion Bank continues to be very impressed with how the race committee, volunteers and town departments all work together to make this event so successful and give back to such important local non-profit organizations. We also share in the Foundation’s mission to help those living with special needs,” said Charles J. Boulier, III, President & CEO of Ion Bank. “We are very proud to sponsor the event, volunteer where needed, and look forward to being a part of this event for years to come.”

Cheshire Half Marathon & 5K Race President, Bill Costello, was pleased with this year’s contributions. Costello stated, “With the help of our sponsors and participants we were able to continue to increase charitable contributions and add additional beneficiaries for these worthy causes. The race committee is ecstatic with the results of this year’s race.”

The 2016 Ion Bank Cheshire Half Marathon & 5K is sponsored in part by Ion Bank, UnitedHealthcare, JetBlue, Porsche Audi of Wallingford, Yale New Haven Health, New York Life and OrthoNOW.