Letter to the Editor

Special thanks

By  Beth McLendon Albright, Director, UlsterCorps
Posted 11/11/21

On behalf of UlsterCorps I would like to thank everyone who participated in, volunteered for, and sponsored our 11th Annual Zombie Escape, held on Halloween, Sunday October 31. Congratulations to top …

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Letter to the Editor

Special thanks

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On behalf of UlsterCorps I would like to thank everyone who participated in, volunteered for, and sponsored our 11th Annual Zombie Escape, held on Halloween, Sunday October 31. Congratulations to top finishers in the 5K: Shane Murphy, 1st Overall, with a time of 19:19, and Rebeccah Wassner, 1st Female Overall and 3rd Overall with a time of 21:58, and to Best Costume Award Winners Team Grease.

 We are so grateful to the Shawangunk Runners for all their help each year organizing the race, setting the course, timing it, and creating the awards - Steve Schallenkamp and Christopher Regan do so much to support and promote community runs like ours and we are so grateful. To our amazing volunteers from Alpha Phi Omega and SUNY New Paltz Saturdays of Service – with a special shout out to lead navigator/sweep Jess Schimek; EMT Patty Ruska; walk leaders Jim Sullivan and Mike Dube; Found Studio & Antilogy Screenprinting for the shirts; Davenport Farms for the pumpkin awards; Saunderskill Farms for the apples; New Paltz Bagels for the bagels. Thank you to race photographers  Hudson Valley Outside – Kellie McGuire and zgunks images – Martin Weiner for capturing the spooky fun! And so much gratitude to our generous sponsors: Hudson Valley Credit Union, Ulster Savings Bank, Radio Kingston, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Rondout Savings Bank, FirstCare Medical Center, Michael DeWan Appraisal & Associates, Garland Excavation, KB Chiropractic, High Falls Cafe, Masseo Landscaping, Adams Fairacre Farms,Topricin Pain Relief Creams, and to The Williams Lake Project (soon to be known as Fifth Lake), for hosting our Annual Zombie Escape each of these last 11 years.

 All proceeds from the event benefited UlsterCorps, a countywide, grass-roots non-profit resource dedicated to fostering a culture of volunteerism, collaborative work and community service. Since its founding 12 years ago, UlsterCorps has provided a vital link in building a network that is strengthening the fabric of our community of service through spreading and sharing generosity – by facilitating collaborations among groups and by the placement of volunteers across diverse organizations and agencies. UlsterCorps with local nonprofits, businesses, farmers, and people of all ages have come together to make Ulster County a better place: increasing food security among those in need, supporting Emergency Response programs, building the Ulster County Animal Response Team (UCART), and so much more.