Getting an Arise Out of Runners
Everybody was certainly in the pink at Arise International’s third 5K run-walk along the beachfront at Chase Palm Park, which had a record breaking entry of 250 participants raising a record $50,000 for Bethel House, a women’s residential treatment program at the Rescue Mission.
The monies will enable the facility to complete renovations on the property, which started last year after the second run-walk raised $20,000.
The ubiquitous Drew Wakefield emceed the event organized by local event planner Zohe Felici, with local DJ Darla Bea providing the throbbing beat.
Among the supporters cheering the energetic pink T-shirt clad mob, aged six to 90, were singer Katy Perry’s parents Keith and Mary Hudson, KEYT-TV reporter John Palminteri, founder of Adam’s Angels Adam McKaig, and Joe Pasternack, UCSB men’s basketball coach.
