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| On March 27th 2006, Dennis Donahue (44) died of a sudden massive heart attack while at home leaving behind his wife and three children. His family, hoping to bring something positive from this tragic loss began to create a 5k which would serve a dual purpose; Preserving Dennis Donahue’s legacy, and raising money for a new track at Evergreen High school. The Idea to raise funds for an all weather track came to Karen Donahue and Kathie Brock after reviewing the track schedule and finding that every meet was away at another school. Both Kathie and Karen found this fact frustrating since they both had children who participated in track and found it hard to make it to so many away games. From this common frustration, the Dennis Donahue Memorial 5k was born under the name Trot for a Track. The first race was held on August 27th, 2006 with the help of several generous sponsors, and met with resounding success. With close to five hundred participants the race raised almost twenty-six thousand dollars for the new track. The hope of the dedicated supporters of the 5k is to raise enough money not only to build a new track and service it, but to also raise health awareness. With these goals in mind it is hoped that the fourth annual Trot For a Track will be as successful as the first three have been. |
| Dennis Donahue Memorial Trot for a Track 5K Run/ Walk |
Thank you so much to every walker, runner, spectator, contributor, sponsor and volunteer of Trot for a Track. The support over the last few years of this community has been incredible and I'm so grateful and proud to be apart of it. The experience has been great therapy and it is bittersweet that it is over, but the track is in place and is an awesome facility. We as a community should be very proud of what we have. Thank you all again for your generosity and support. Sincerely, Karen Donahue |