ROCKLAND — On June 4, the Kiwanis club of Rockland held it's first Walk So They Can Run, to benefit the local Special Olympics and help with the cost to send Midcoast athletes to the summer games.

“It was a success and we were able to raise almost $1,900,” said Rockland Kiwanis members in a press release.

Accepting the check from Marjorie Kinney of Rockland Kiwanis were members of the Coastal Navigators, one of the groups of athletes that attend the games from the local area. They included Shane Roberts, Ada Rackcliff, Ronnie Vanasse, Samantha Herring, Katie Kuhn and Kurt Leidenroth.

All these athletes are also members of the Aktion Club of Rockland, which is a part of the Kiwanis Family. “We are proud of their accomplishments,” said Kinney and the Kiwanis Club.

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