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Walk-a-thon helps aquatic center with expenses

The sixth annual Friends of the Pool Walk-a-Thon was held Sunday, May 1, and raised over $4,500 as of Monday. According to Suzie Deife, FOP president, a total of 66 walkers collected pledges. Most of them were school-aged children, but participants ranged in age from one year old to adults who took advantage of the fresh air and exercise.

The pledge walkers walked or ran a total of 1,278 laps around the track at Finney Field for a total of 319.5 miles. This is an average of over 4.5 miles per person. Total laps walked or ran by all is up from last year by 297 laps and up 578 laps from 2009.

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