Reggae Run 2001 - Special Thanks

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Once again, the volunteers had a blast putting on the Reggae Run, and they look forward to seeing everyone again next year.
(Did we mention the 2007 Reggae Run will be the 14th anniversary and it will take place on Saturday, October 6?
Same rasta time, same rasta place.)

We would like to send special thanks to the following individuals and organizations for making thethe funnest race in greater Cincinnati:

A special thanks to the following people for going above and beyond the call of duty:
Bernie and Sue Bacevich, The Bieger Family, Joe and Clarice Chism, Joe and Anne Crowe, Don and Cheryl Dresmann, Jim Flehmer, Bruce and Charlotte Gibson, Ken and Mary Ann Krusling, Doug Martin, Mike and Jill Nelson, Dick and Joyce Rademacher, Ken and Pat Rigney, Tom and Charlene Schecker, Wayne and Mary Specht, and John Thorp.

Residents of Mt. Lookout and Hyde Park, particularly those who live along the Reggae Run course;

Members of the Cincinnati Park Board;

District 2 police and park police;

Roger Bacon High School, especially the ever-faithful cross country teams and their coaches Dave Feichtner, Jan Feichtner and Tim Hellman;

All of our family and friends who solicited financial and in-kind contributions, particularly Bernie and Sue Bacevich, Joe Chism, Bob Dresmann, Don and Cheryl Dresmann, Rob Dresmann, and Ken and Mary Ann Krusling;

Sue Bacevich for being of great assistance in organizing and computerizing the volunteer list;

Tom Sedler for lending us one of his refrigerated Home City Ice trucks for a week;

Cyril Bieger for driving from Seattle every year and for being the most patriotic Reggae Run participant this year;

George Rohde of the Basco Company for once again allowing us to use his deluxe grill to cook all of the hot dogs, metts and brats;

Cheryl Dresmann, Delores Olberding, Joyce Rademacher and Lisa Wanstrath for browning meat for the Olberding chili;

Lynn Austin, Jean Cox, Cheryl Dresmann, Peggy McDannold, Lorna Rechtin and Mary Weibel for making all of those healthy salads;

Bernie and Sue Bacevich, Don and Cheryl Dresmann, Mary Jo Kiffmeyer, Roger and Ruth Klug, Joyce Roell, Tom and Charlene Schecker, and Tammy Vogelgesang for helping with race packet distribution at Bob Roncker’s Running Spot;

The set-up and clean-up crews - too numerous to list - whose untiring efforts carried them into the wee hours of the morning;

Employees of the American Heart Association for washing all of the pots and pans;

John Olberding and Ken and Mary Ann Krusling for their trouble-shooting on registration and wristband distribution;

Jerry Altenau, Kevin Ansberry, Bernie Bacevich, Cyril Bieger, Ralph Cammett, Jason Covalcine, Dan Fiehrer, Karl Gerhardt, Al Goldschmidt, Ken Krusling, Bob and Joan Riegert, Linda St. Clair and Carl Bleh, John Thorp and Scott Overstreet for running all over town for pickups and deliveries;

Tammy Vogelgesang for her suggestion to organize a race in Maria’s memory and for her dedication to making it better each year;

Al Goldschmidt (After all these years, what more can we say about such a talented, helpful guy?);

Meredith Burton, Joe Chism, Johnna Coakley and Dick Rademacher for being inspirations to all of us;

All of our family and friends - too numerous to list - who have made such generous donations to the Reggae Run and who have offered their on-going support and prayers;

Last but not least, our thanks to God for blessing us with a very successful Reggae Run. The weather was beautiful - not a cloud in the bright blue sky. And we saw your pink sunset, Maria. It was awesome!

Old friends:
Members of the 1950 class of St. benedict's Elementary School in Covington volunteered at the 2001in support of their former classmate, Irma Olberding - Maria's mother. (Notice the class photograph attached to the front of the booth.)
Talk about true-blue friends!

Cincinnati chicks:
The self-proclaimed "Chickettes" seemed to have a great time volunteering in the chicken wing booth. Who knew that grilling and serving up chicken parts could be so much fun? It may be possible only at the and only with these fun-loving gals.