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Home > Documents > Newspaper Articles > Walkathon Nets $1,500 For Retarded Published in Various Sources on May 1973. TROY - The Rensselaer County Chapter of the New York State Association for Retarded Children is at least $1,500 richer after a weekend walkathon sponsored by the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.According to Douglas Michasl, spokesman for the Service fraternity, 55 walkers left Troy High School parking lot on a 25-mile trek to the Pinewoods Center for the Retarded. Most walkers were teen-agers and college students, but there were some adults, including Mrs. Edward Pattison, president of the Rensselaer County Chapter. She completed 12 miles and had pledges of $15 per mile. The $1,500 collected could be doubled to $3,000 through New York State funds which match whatever gifts the Rensselaer County Chapter receives, Michael stated. Among non-monetary donations to the effort were pastries from the Freihofer Baking Company; beverages from the Seven-Up Bottling Company; patrol cars provided by the Cohoes Rescue Squad and the Red Cross; and assistance from the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department, and North Greenbush and Rensselaer Police Departments. From another newspaper article The walk-a-thon sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega fraternity at RPI raised at least $1,500 in pledges for the Rensselaer County Chapter of the New York State Association for Retarded Children. Douglas Michael, spokesman for the fraternity, said 55 walkers left Troy High School parking lot between 10 and 10:30 a.m. on a round trip hike to Rensselaer. About 40 completed the 25 mile trek. The $1,500 pledges will be doubled to $3,000 through New York State funds which match whatever gifts the Rensselear County Chapter receives, Mr. Michael stated. |
