>> Click here to see Track and Treat photos (courtesy of Idena and Michael Beach, The Studio on Main).
Thank you to everyone who participated in and volunteered for Track and Treat 2023! Congratulations to the race winners and costume winners (listed below).
Special thanks to Village School Physical Education Teacher Laura Cary for organizing the races; The North Bennington Fire Department for Traffic Control; Hannah True, from Oh Hello Face Painting; Teaching Artists Caitilin McAdoo and Maria Scully from the Vermont Arts Exchange for pumpkin painting; Ginger Haseman for gifting prize baskets; Michell Fawcett, Kaeli Fawcett, Pat Gibbons, Karen Hamm, and Liz Albertson for decorating and registration; John Ulrich and Tammy Carpenter for road race assistance; Leslie Koelker for the Music; and Jennifer Richmond for organizing the baked goods fundraiser. We appreciate the help of the many volunteers who baked treats and those who enjoyed treats giving generously in support of the sixth grade fundraiser! As the saying goes, it takes a village…and there are many people to thank for making possible this wonderful community event!
Race Winners:
5K Road Race Boys Division and Overall
Eli Ellis (with a very close Sam Ellis on his heels)
5K Road Race Girls Division
Thea Newbold
Family Fun Run Girls Division and Overall
Jenny Jareckie
Family Fun Run Boys Division
Jack Miner
Costume Awards:
Younger Girls: Olivia DePonte-Disorda (Wednesday Addams)
Older Girls: Natalie Olin (chicken)
Younger Boys: Jericho Seidel (raptor)
Older Boys: Isaac Maher (Harry Potter)
Business Partners in Education Gold and Bronze Sponsors:
GOLD LEVEL
Bank of Bennington: https://thebankofbennington.com/
D.B. McKenna & Co., Inc.: https://www.dbmckenna.com/
BRONZE LEVEL
Madrus Masonry: madrusmasonry@outlook.com
The Studio on Main: https://www.idenabeach.com/
West Oil Company: https://westoilcompany.com/
