15th Annual Run for a Reason raises $12,350 for St. Jude’s

Run for a Reason, the family run/ walk event held on Saturday morning of the annual El Dorado Springs Picnic, was established to promote awareness, advance treatments and support research involving childhood cancer through St. Jude and at the same time promote health and fitness in the surrounding community. The El Dorado Springs Optimist Club donated proceeds of $850 from their annual pancake breakfast held in conjunction. First overall male finisher in the 5K race was Braxton Watts with a time of 18:58 and first overall female finisher was Audrey Goatley with a time of 23:10. Finisher results can be found by visiting https://resultscui.active.com/events/runforareason2022
Presenting sponsor for the event was Tri-Lakes Eagles Aerie #4279. Platinum sponsors were The Optimist Club of El Dorado Springs, Shelter Insurance-Travis Farran & Craig Lehman, National Control Devices, Hooper Farms, Stark Farms Trucking & Cattle Co., MJ’s Automotive, and Bland Used Cars. Gold sponsors included Allison’s Quick Lube, Cedar County Abstract & Title Co., Mid-Missouri Bank, Physicians Medical Equipment & Supplies, “Love for Lanie”-The Watkins Family, H&R Block-Stephanie Harper, Butter’s Excavating, Santa Paula Awning Co., Steuck Horseshoeing, Team Robyn-Althoff Family, Gentile Plumbing, DFA, Housh Dentistry, Sac Osage Electric Coop, L.A.B Excavating-Lee Boultinghouse, Hamilton Concrete, Backyard Portable Buildings, Mitchell Veterinary Clinic and El Dorado Collision. Silver sponsors were Witt Printing, Rick & Gina Whitlock, Fugate Motors, Mercy Clinic, Show-Me Country Metals, Shannon & Associates Real Estate, Carter & Sons Grocery 1937-1979-The Carter Family, Nine Wonders Optimist, Miller Construction, Team Kricket, and Smith Feedlots.
Event organizers are appreciative of all the race sponsors, participants, and volunteers in continuing to make Run for a Reason an annual success. All proceeds go directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, who is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by the late entertainer, Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, TN, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. All patients accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family’s ability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org. Patients and families such as those in the local community who have received services of St. Jude are direct beneficiaries of such events. We thank the community for embracing and supporting the Run for a Reason.
Thank you El Dorado Springs for supporting the kids of St. Jude! See you next year!