Bellone Welcomes Teams Signing Up for Suffolk Marathon

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced this week that the CHS second annual Suffolk County Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k on Oct. 30 will include several teams running for charitable causes.

While net proceeds from the race go toward veterans services, the Suffolk County marathon is also providing opportunities for teams to raise funds for their worthy causes.

Some of the teams and causes already registered include Mothers Against Drunk Driving, YMCA, Team Liberty, Rolling Thunder, the Patricia Keane deGeorge Memorial scholarship at Adelphi University College of Nursing, Homes for Our Troops and Airborne Tri-Team. These teams expect to raise thousands of dollars for their causes and will bring at least 150 runners to the race.

Team Liberty includes local resident Christian Siems of Greenlawn, who received a heart transplant in April, 2015, and recently won a silver medal in basketball at the Transplant Games of America.