The Rescue Mission’s biggest fundraiser just got bigger in terms of dollars raised. The Drumstick DASH netted $265,400, smashing the record set last year by more than $14,000.
Over 12,500 runners, walkers, dogs, strollers and volunteers were out on the route Thanksgiving morning. Participants came from all over Virginia and as many as 35 other states. Folks who couldn’t be in Roanoke on race day ‘Dashed Away’ in ten states and internationally.
The DASH supports the food services department at the Mission, which serves about 750 meals a day. The money is raised through registrations and corporate sponsorships, which this year totaled 79 and set another record of $136,000 in sponsorships. “We are constantly amazed at the overwhelming support we see from the community for the Drumstick DASH,” says Mission CEO Joy Sylvester-Johnson. “It’s a treasured family tradition for so many and at the same time provides for many families in crisis.”
Winners for the largest group registrations are: Largest Family Group- The Honeycutt Family and the Baum Squad; Largest Church Group-New Hope Christian Church Largest Business Group-Wells Fargo-that also won largest overall group with 150 participants and Largest School Group-Hidden Valley High School Dashers.
To date, the Drumstick DASH has netted $2.1 Million for the Rescue Mission.
The Rescue Mission of Roanoke, located at 402 Fourth Street SE, is a 501(C)(3) grassroots organization serving as a Christian Crisis Intervention Center for Southwestern Virginia. Receiving no government funding of any kind, the Rescue Mission is supported by the generous donations of our community partners. Since 1948, The Rescue Mission has consistently served all people in need regardless of race, creed, gender, age, or ethnicity. For more information about the Rescue Mission, please call (540) 343-7227.
