Mick Welding submitted this press release. Photos are from thecity1.com files.
Join Morrison Rotary Club for a morning walk or run on Saturday, September 17, or come cheer for your friends and family members, during the 34th Annual Harvest Hammer Duathlon.
As of Thursday, September 1, 2022, we have 69 athletes registered. With two weeks before the event, this is about 30 competitors less than we normally have. The long range weather forecast is looking wonderful! We only have had race-day rain twice in 34 years, so it should not deter us from another great event!
We encourage people who have never participated in the Duathlon (a 5K run plus 21 mile bike ride) to try it out. Two athletes can choose can enter the Team event. So, you only have to ride or run, as does your partner.
There is an option to just walk the 5K and enjoy the scenery. Three Fun Runs are designed for kids in grades 2-and-Under up to 8th grade. Bryce Mead, owner of Mead’s Bike Shop in Sterling, IL, will again donate two children’s bikes via drawing.
If you enter any Harvest Hammer event, there is a complimentary Color Run to join. It follows the Harvest Hammer around 11:30 a.m. Those who want to enter only the Color Run may register just for that event. The fee is $15.
More information is available on our website: www.harvesthammer.org. Register at www.getmeregistered.com and search for Harvest Hammer.
Harvest Hammer proceeds are used to fund local youth, education, and community projects by Morrison Rotary Club. Listed below are generous sponsors who support this annual event.
Platinum: CGH Medical Center-Morrison Clinic; Climco; Ronald F. Coplan Law Office; Kunes Auto Group of Morrison; Mead’s Bike Shop; Mertes & Mertes P.C.; Morrison Community Hospital; Vegter Steel Fabrication.
Gold: Community State Bank; Farmers National Bank; Vision Source Morrison; Waste Management.
Silver: Compeer Financial; The Cornerstone Agency, Inc.; Country Financial; Hunter Body Shop; Imperial Vending; John A. Tomasino, Jr. DDS; Kophamer & Blean Realty; Mallard Manufacturing; Melton Law Firm; Mike Briscoe Insurance and Investment; Morrison True Value Hardware; Morrison Veterinary Clinic; TBK Bank; William Shirk Law Office.
Bronze: Cornerstone Family Dentistry; Happy Joe’s Pizza/Brick Block Pub; RE/MAX Sauk Valley-Barb Kophamer; RC Smith Transportation.
In-Kind: Hy-Vee; Resthave Care & Rehabilitation; thecity1.com; Whiteside News Sentinel.