By Emilie Parten, The Reporter on the Rove
On Saturday, March 29th, Compassion Corsicana held its third annual 5K Walk/Run at IOOF park. Participation was a stark improvement over last year’s numbers of twenty-five, with more than eighty preregistering online before the event. This year’s 5K Walk/Run raised more than $12,000 which will be put toward Compassion Corsicana’s various divisions, such as its women’s shelter and food bank.
The event was hosted by Corsicana Parks and Recreation and featured food donated by Chick-fil-a Corsicana, and beverages provided by HEB. The event was sponsored by The Greenbrier Companies, 106.9 The Ranch, Texas L-Bucks LLC, Gilfillan’s, and many others.
The run included people of all ages and even had some K-9 participants who enjoyed the moderate temperatures and overcast skies. The event elicited deep enthusiasm and joy in its participants who showed enormous drive to aid in a great cause.
The winner of the 5K was 16-year-old, Mr. David Villanueva, a track and field athlete from Mildred who finished the 3.1-mile distance in just over 21 minutes.