Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (1888PressRelease)
November 05, 2009 - More than 200 people, some of whom traveled from as far away as CT, attended Angel Names Association’s (ANA) annual Memorial Walk recently at the Saratoga Spa State Park. Attendees raised more than $15,000 to help bereaved families across the country.
Top fundraisers included the MacLeod, Peterson, and Dumar families, who together donated nearly $3,000. Jovanni Mosca, the youngest fundraiser at just 7.5 years old, raised $400 for the organization via his own online fundraising page.
Families in attendance referred to the walk as “a healing, peaceful, empowering experience.” Keri Hladik, who walked in memory of her daughter, described the walk as the “best day” of her life, adding “I finally felt as if someone was recognizing what I have been going through.”
Memorial Walk sponsors-- the Adirondack Trust Company, Ashley Rosenbrock Photography, Balet Flowers & Design, Corinth Merchants Association, Freihofer’s, GA Bove Fuels, the Kaelan Fund, and Michael and Linda Toohey – helped to ensure the walk’s success. Their generosity, along with that of the area businesses who donated gifts-in-kind, and the fundraising efforts of ANA’s supporters, will enable ANA to continue its mission to assist bereaved families in 2010.
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