The Nemasket Group held its sixth annual 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, 5/4, at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven to raise awareness and support a great cause. The Nemasket Group offers personalized, flexible support to families and individuals with disabilities to live, work and develop relationships within our communities. The rain held off just long enough for the participants and volunteers to finish up the race.
Congratulations to the winners: 1st man/overall, Andrew DaCunha 20.51; 1st woman, Alana Graves 25.21; 1st boy, Jackson Ponte 28.19; 1st girl, Sadie Hartley Matteson 31.40; 1st dog, Turkish. With 32 team members Lee Ann Wood and the Graves Team won Highest Fundraiser and Largest Team. Family pet Turkish also won first place for dogs. A big thank-you to all the major sponsors: BankFive, Claremont Companies, Symmons, Patricia Stone In Memory of Conrad Stone, Guard Oil, Bridgewater Credit Union, St. Anne’s Credit Union. Photos by Glenn C. Silva. See more of his photos on Instagram: @asttephoto.
- This young’un uses a balance bike to join the sixth annual Nemasket 5K at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on Saturday, 5/4/19. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
- Kelly Guilfoyle and pup “Turkish” come down the backstretch at the sixth annual Nemasket 5K at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on Saturday, 5/4/19. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
- These two woman still have plenty of energy as they approach the finish line at the sixth annual Nemasket 5K at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on Saturday, 5/4/19. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
- L-R Executive Director Dustin Greene, Heidi Pina-Barnes, and first place winner Andrew DaCunha after the Nemasket Group’s sixth annual 5K Race/Walk at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on Saturday, 5/4/19. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
- And they’re off! Runners get started at the sixth annual Nemasket 5K at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on Saturday, 5/4/19. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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