Last modified Wed., November 19, 2008 - 03:47 PM
Originally created Thursday, November 20, 2008

Bowling tournament, 5K run boost CFC awareness

By Amy Tortoriello, Periscope Staff

Women's third-place winner Holly Taylor (left) crosses the finish line at the Combined Federal Campaign's 5K run. MMC Shawn Bristle (right) bowls at the CFC's Bowling Tournament. The run and bowling tournament were held to raise awareness of the CFC on base. Photo by Amy Tortoriello

Running shoes and bowling balls were the theme of the day Oct. 29, as there were two different Combined Federal Campaign events held on Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.

A large cluster of Kings Bay military personnel participated in 5 kilometer run and bowling tournament to show their support for CFC.

"These events are geared towards CFC awareness and enjoyment," said Jeffrey Willadsen, a loaned executive with the CFC. "The proceeds add a few thousand dollars to the Kings Bay goal of raising $236,000."

"We are just past the halfway point of this year's campaign goal with around $122,000 pledged/collected already."

The 5K run started at 7:10 a.m. in front of the gym. Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Fitness trainer and Retired Master Chief Dennis Anthony was there to start things off. He helped train several of the coast guard members who were participating in the run.

The winners were broken up into men and women's first- through third-place. The men's division had a near a photo finish as Naval Submarine Support Command's Scott Welch just edged out SUBASE's Mike Mathison for the victory. MFPU's Richard Kavanaugh rounded out the top three finishers with a third-place finish.

For the women, first-place went to Jayme Dubinsky, also from MFPU, second to PSD's Tiffany Burckhardt and third to MCSF's Holly Taylor. Prizes included gift certificates, plaques and CFC gifts.

All runners received a CFC tee shirt with their registration fee.

The bowling tournament took place at 1 p.m. in the Bowling Center. Along with bowling, the entry fee also included food and beverages. There were raffles during the tournament for added excitement.

The tournament winners were a clean sweep by Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay with ENC Nick Hansen winning first place, and Hazel Crowe and Mady Hurley taking home second and third place respectively. Prizes included gift cards and CFC gifts.

The events are a enjoyable activity to get people to notice and help out one of the many causes that CFC supports. Future CFC events include three-on-three basketball and an annual TRF chicken dinner. The chicken dinner event is being expanded to both upper and lower base this year.

For more information on CFC events, contact Jeffrey Willadsen at (912)573-8779 or Jeffrey.Willadsen@navy.mil.