Isaiah Braam, 9, of Trenton, was the first one across the finish line in the 1K Run for Kids

Close to 400 Participants

Nearly $24,000 Raised for the Hospital’s CT Scanner

Article/images by John Campbell

Campbellford - Mon., May 8, 2023 - The Ranney Gorge Run was another runaway success May 7, with close to 400 men, women and children taking part in the annual event and raising nearly $24,000 for a new CT scanner at Campbellford Memorial Hospital.

Peter Quevillon, Chatham, 1st overall, 5K, time 21:56

“We’re really quite pleased,” John Russell, the executive director of CMH Foundation, said Sunday as a steady stream of runners crossed the finish line at Kennedy Park.

Before any of the three events took place – 10.55K and 5K Runs and a 1K Fun Run for Kids – he thanked all the entrants for helping to raise money for a very important machine.

“Every little bit counts, we really appreciate it,” he said.

“The CT we have now is 13 years old and it’s time to be replaced,” Russell said in an interview.

“We’re hoping to have the new one in place by the end of the year but we have a lot of fundraising to do to get to that point. All told, we’re looking at about $2 million with some of the support systems that we need in place as well.”
“We’re just getting started.”

More than 50 of the entrants in the longer distances were from Trent Hills.

Spencer Wright, Stirling, 2nd overall, 5K, time 22:55

Recording the fastest times among them, male and female, were Jerry McKelvie (11th, with a time of 52:18) and Katelyn Lewis (80th, 1:13:56) in the 10.55K, and Brian Donnan (12th, 27:16) and Helen Russett (19th, 29:53) in the 5K.

The lead sponsor for the event was Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance Company.

Approximately 45 volunters took part, including members of the Lions Club of Campbellford who served free hotdogs to participants.

The volunteers, foundation staff and board members “did an amazing job pulling this together,” Russell said.

Editor’s Note: To view results go to: Results - Annual Ranney Gorge Run 2023 — Race Roster — Registration, Marketing, Fundraising

 

Matthew Penney, of Cobourg, and his six-year-old daughter, Amelia, ran together in the 1K Fun Run for Kids.