Runners Club Donates $14,000 to Rockland Family Shelter

The Rockland Road Runners raised $14,000 for the Rockland Family Shelter and drew a record number of registered participants for its 24^th annual at Rockland Lake State Park. The fund-raising total was the highest in the 24-year history of the race, almost doubling last year’s amount of $7,300.

A check for $10,500 was presented at the Rockland Road Runners’ September 8 meeting at the Nanuet Restaurant. Race Director Larry Wolf and club member Marie Killeen presented the donation to Rockland Family Shelter (RFS) Executive Director Carolyn Fish, Josh Corday, RFS director of development, and Billie Cronin, member of the RFS Board of Directors.

The Women’s Distance Festival drew record 535-registered participants for this year’s race. The festival has raised close to $100,000 for the shelter since the event’s inception in 1988.

Rockland Family Shelter is a nonprofit agency that provides services and programs for female victims of domestic violence, sexual trauma and other violent crime.

The Rockland Road Runners club is the county’s largest running organization. In 2010, the club raised $68,199 for local charities. The charities affiliated with the club’s races raised an additional $58,000 in direct sponsorship, individual and team contributions, for a total of $126,199 in charitable donations attributable to the club’s efforts in 2010.