{"id":1740,"date":"2013-04-30T15:30:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T19:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=1740"},"modified":"2013-05-07T15:15:19","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T19:15:19","slug":"hundreds-take-part-in-southlake-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/hundreds-take-part-in-southlake-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds take part in Southlake Run"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jeff Doner<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nature\u2019s Emporium Run or Walk for Southlake went off without a hitch on Sunday morning, bringing out roughly 1,500 participants and raising nearly $130,000 in pledges.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so thrilled with the support we get from the community,\u201d said Dr. Dave Williams, president and CEO of Southlake Hospital. \u201cSouthlake is a special hospital and we like to be able to deliver world class care close to home and we couldn\u2019t do it if it weren\u2019t for the support of the people in the community and the one\u2019s surrounding us.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday was a fantastic testimonial for the support we have for the hospital and it was just a lot of fun to be out there with all our friends and doing this fundraising run for a great cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Williams ran in the 5K event and joked about finishing under his target time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did take part and I\u2019m always happy to finish vertically, which is a good thing,\u201d he said with a laugh. \u201cIt was a great day for it as well, the temperature was perfect with no rain and it was nice and sunny. I\u2019ve got to start training again, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams also said he was thankful for the support the participants received throughout the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother thing I thought was remarkable was the people in the houses along the streets we were running on, they were very gracious. They were coming out to encourage everyone to keep running and giving out water to everyone, it was really impressive to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neila Poscente, president of Southlake Foundation, said the event has grown each year since it started 12 years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt went fantastic. It\u2019s a huge community effort and we had over 100 volunteers for this event that the committee has been planning all year.\u201d
\nPoscente said the run supports priorities at the hospital and that the current target is to get a second MRI.<\/p>\n

Pledges are still being taken for another two weeks.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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