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ICAN Fun Runners not deterred by rain
More than $4,500 raised for ICAN
Showers and gray clouds didn’t dampen the
spirits of 145 SanTan Sun area residents who ran,
walked, bicycled, pushed strollers with children
or brought dogs on leashes for the second annual
SanTan Sun Family Fun Run for the nonprofi t ICAN
at Tumbleweed Park recently. Early estimates are that
the event brought in at least $4,500 for the Chandler
youth organization.
“ICAN remains grateful for the leadership of the
SanTan Sun News in the Chandler community,”
says ICAN CEO Christy McClendon. “The SanTan
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Sun embraces community and a commitment to
SINGING IN THE RAIN: Umbrellas accompanied walkers and
spotlighting the good that exists through their own
runners down the wet Paseo Trail during the recent SanTan Sun
leadership. ICAN youth are fortunate to have the
Family Fun Run for ICAN.
SanTan Sun leading the charge as the major planner Trinity Donovan also walked the Paseo Trail route,
of this annual event to keep needed programs free for and thought it was “great.”
them and their families.” At least 18 local companies provided items and fun
The McDowell Pavilion at the park provided a for the attendees, which included free chair massages
large, dry space for enthusiastic vendors, volunteers from LaVida Massage and Lifecare Chiropractic; free
and young and old alike to learn about health and toothbrushes from Kids Dental Center; free tank-tops
wellness, win raffl e prizes, check out a Chandler Police by attorney Marc J. Victor; a “guess the number of dog
Department vehicle and a new red Chandler Fire biscuits” contest from Lifecare Animal Hospital; and
Department fi re truck. CDW employees did face painting for children.
The soggy weather prompted organizers to get Donated raffl e prizes ranged from a AAA battery
approval for attendees to walk the indoor Tumbleweed pack, courtesy of Colgrove Financial; a free four-
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Recreation Center track, but despite light rain, the week session with Boot Camp Babes AZ; a football
ALL SMILES: A few of the wet but happy runners at the SanTan
majority hit the 1.8-mile Paseo Trail. Most were from i9 Sports; free one-hour massages from Lifecare
Sun Family Fun Run for ICAN.
nonplussed with the resulting wet hair and shirts, and Chiropractic and LaVida Massage; a free month of
like Chandler Councilmember Rick Heumann, says karate at DePalma’s Team USA Martial Arts; two iPod touch devices for songs, games and movies,
the rain kept him cooler than when running under free exam preparations from Huntington Learning donated by 360 Vantage, a Chandler system and data
the warm Arizona sun. Heumann, who is also training Center; and a family four-pack to the Phoenix Zoo, management company. Winners were Jana Smith,
for the Seattle Marathon, had already run 13 miles compliments of
EastValleyParent.com.
prior to the Fun Run that morning. Councilmember The top and most anticipated prizes were two Apple
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