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the glenview lantern | September 20, 2018 | 3<br />
Third annual Hero Hustle draws the best from Glenview<br />
Sarah Haider<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Hundreds of runners<br />
raced for a cause at the<br />
third annual Hero Hustle<br />
on Sept. 9 at Hoffman<br />
School.<br />
Glenview Rotary Club<br />
Sunrise, Glenview Firehouse<br />
4186 and the Glenview<br />
Police Department<br />
joined forces for the third<br />
year in a row to celebrate<br />
the community’s heroes<br />
and raise money for<br />
charities in Glenview and<br />
across the area.<br />
The morning began<br />
with music by the Glenview<br />
Concert Band and<br />
Glenbrook South Marching<br />
Band Drumline. Hundreds<br />
of runners prepared<br />
for the Fun Run, as well<br />
as the Chicago Area Runners<br />
Association-certified<br />
5K and 10K, with a group<br />
warmup led by Sara Mc-<br />
Spedon of Orange Theory<br />
Fitness in Glenview. Before<br />
racers lined up below<br />
the inflatable arch at the<br />
starting line, Glenview<br />
firefighters performed a<br />
flag ceremony and observed<br />
a moment of silence<br />
honoring those who<br />
lost their lives on Sept. 11,<br />
2001.<br />
“First-responders are<br />
so important to the community,<br />
and that includes<br />
police and firefighters,”<br />
said Mary Bak, a Rotarian<br />
and the race chairperson.<br />
“Teachers, ministers, social<br />
workers, parents and<br />
grandparents are all heroes<br />
in our in our world.<br />
Firefighters and police are<br />
the public face of that, so<br />
it make sense to support<br />
them.”<br />
The early morning race<br />
followed the Firefighter’s<br />
Pig Roast and Wing Dinner<br />
the previous night<br />
at Harley Davidson in<br />
Glenbrook South musicians (left to right) Mary Isaac,<br />
Brandon Polyakov and Clare Dunne Murphy play the<br />
drums.<br />
Glenview. Due to the<br />
event’s growth, the dinner<br />
was moved to the store’s<br />
large showroom this year<br />
to accommodate the 350<br />
guests. Raising more<br />
than $13,000, the night<br />
featured food donated<br />
from Pizano’s and Harrison’s<br />
Poultry Farm, beer<br />
provided by Ten Ninety<br />
Brewing Company, and<br />
bingo ran by Youth Services<br />
of Glenview/Northbrook.<br />
“It is great to have nice<br />
events like this is in the<br />
community that we can be<br />
involved in just to be out<br />
with everyone and get to<br />
meet and talk with people<br />
in the community,” Lieutenant<br />
Gary Schumacher<br />
said. “It’s fun to bring everyone<br />
together.”<br />
Proceeds from the twoday<br />
charity weekend were<br />
split between the services<br />
supported by the rotary<br />
club and the firehouse.<br />
More than 22 chosen<br />
charities will benefit, including<br />
Boy Scout Troop<br />
55, Camp I Am Me, GBS<br />
Booster Club, Northfield<br />
Township Food Pantry and<br />
Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook,<br />
as well<br />
as Glenview’s farmers<br />
market, history center and<br />
public library.<br />
“Throughout the year,<br />
we have a variety of service<br />
projects at the rotary<br />
club with various ways to<br />
get involved, but this is a<br />
way of letting the community<br />
get involved with what<br />
we do and have a good<br />
time,” Bak said. “They can<br />
get to know who [the rotary<br />
club is], they know what<br />
we do, they know that this<br />
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event of the year” back in<br />
January. Both the Rotarians<br />
and Glenview firefighters<br />
dedicated months<br />
of planning to secure<br />
sponsors and organize the<br />
event; but, for Bak, seeing<br />
the community rally<br />
behind those who serve it<br />
daily was a worthy hustle.<br />
“It’s a fun opportunity,<br />
and it all goes back to the<br />
community,” Bak said.<br />
“It’s fun to run with your<br />
friends and neighbors. It’s<br />
just a good day.”<br />
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