VBKA Student Recognition Corner 2010

VBKA Student Recognition Corner 2010
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Cassidy Arango receives "A Kid of Character" Award
Age 8 • VBKA Green Belt

Cassidy attends the
Imagine School
and was recently recognized
for her "outstanding respect."

We are so proud that Cassidy is a member of our VBKA family!

Thank you for
making respect
an important
part of your
life Cassidy!

Keep up the
good work!!

2010 Disney Marathon -- Vero Beach Competitors

Near record low temperatures and freezing rain met runners participating in the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend events this past weekend. However, the cold temperatures did not prevent Disney from staging the largest Marathon Weekend since the event’s inception in 1994. Nearly 55,500 runners registered for one of the races over the weekend, making it one of the top two largest running events in the nation.

On Sunday, January 10th, approximately 24,000 runners toed the line for the 17th Walt Disney World Marathon. There was no precipitation for the 5:40am start, but the temperature was well below 30 degrees for a frigid start. The raw weather put a damper on post-race festivities as runners quickly cooled down and did not stick around as the temps and sleet continued to fall.

Sunday's 26.2-mile race took the runners through Disney's four major theme parks, starting at 5:40 a.m. near Epcot. In addition to Sunday's 26.2-mile marathon, the weekend featured a half marathon on Saturday as well as Disney's Kids Races on Friday and Saturday. There was also Goofy's Race and a Half Challenge, which involved both running the half marathon on Saturday plus the marathon on Sunday.

Charity Plum (left), from Vero Beach, recorded a clock time of 6:17:12. She is the parent of Marcelo and Massimo Dimaggio. Marcelo (Age 5) is a white belt in Mark Wallach’s TNT class. Massimo (Age 7) is a green belt in Mr. Voyles’s Monday and Wednesday 4:00 children’s class.

Tracey Schafer (right), from Vero Beach, recorded a clock time of 4:56:55. She is the parent of Logan Schafer (Age 8), a greenbelt in Mr. Voyles’s Monday and Wednesday 4:30 children’s class.