Deputy Saul Gallegos Memorial Run
3K/5K Fun Walk -- 5K/10K Run
February 4, 2010
And a big thank you to Campbell's Resort (104 W. Woodin, Chelan) --- they are again providing us with a room, The Presidential Suite, the night before the run. We will have early registrations at that location from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. And...we plan to have the entry packets there, so if you are registered you can go there, pick up your stuff and not have to check in on the morning of the run! The early registration worked out so well last year, and we are really pleased that Campbells is donating this room again.
January 4, 2010
Our hearts and prayers go out to the Deputy Mundell and Deputy Bernard families. Words seem so inadequate --- but please know you are in our thoughts and prayers.
December 24, 2009 Merry Christmas to all, and may 2010 be a good year for you and your families.
Our heart goes out to the families of fallen officers this year, and our prayers are with the Pierce County deputies involved in the Eatonville shooting.
I have taken the guestbook out of the site for now as it is a victim of a lot of spam, and it is not something that I would like to see on this site. I may not catch it quick enough and I don't want anyone to be offended by the language or topics that have shown up. I hope in the future the website that I use will implement some type of system that requires validation before something is posted. But at this time that doesn't exist. I may be able to start a new page in the future but at this time will not be doing so.
July 24, 2009
The photos for the 2009 run are now posted. I hope you enjoy them! I have a few more, so if you think you remember getting your picture taken, and you can tell me your number or what you were wearing, I will gladly see if I can find the photo.
July 6, 2009
I hope everyone had a safe and happy Fourth of July. It sounds like our Sheriff's Office stayed busy. And one of our deputies, who was also a runner at our event ended up in the hospital and is now minus an appendix. The report says he is doing well.
We had our event de-brief on Friday and we are giving in and creating a 5th age group......instead of 41+, we will now have 41-54, and then 55+. Several of the runners asked for the breakdown of the age group and so this is what we came up with.
We also hope to have the early registration on Friday night again, and in addition to having the ability to register, we hope to have the entry packets available so people that have pre-registered can come in and get their packet. Then they won't have to check in on Saturday morning. And they won't have their entry bag to deal with. We hope this will make things more convenient and easier for everyone.
We are still working on the timer issue and hope to figure out a way to ensure we are getting accurate times. We also will work on getting the parking area prepared a bit earlier and marked to make the parking a lot more convenient.
All-in-all we thought the run went well, and the feedback indicates people enjoyed the run and the Brunch. So, we will take a bit of a breather and then it is on to planning 2010's event --- it will be our Fifth year....and will be on June 26th. June 26th is the anniversary date of Saul's death.
June 23, 2009 I am working on the paperwork and all the clean-up ---- Dale, Rob and I thank all that took part in the run, either as a volunteer, donor, walker or runner. I think everyone had a great time --- the weather was decent, and no one got hurt. The Brunch went well and that will probably be what we do next year.
We had some good feedback about the age divisions, and that is something we will discuss when we do a de-brief....if I can ever figure out where Dale is! It appears the long sleeve t-shirts were well received, so hopefully we will be able to continue to do that too. I know I prefer long sleeve stuff most of the time, so I'll be delighted to have the long sleeve shirt this fall. We had 185 people register, although not that many actually took part. This will be our third year in the 180 range, and that is a good number. Our goal is to someday hit 250 --- but, we had a great crowd, and this year we were short-handed a bit, so if we had hit 250 it might have gotten kind of rough. We had early registration on Friday night, and that worked well too --- with 16 people taking advantage of that. I hope we are able to do that again next year. Campbell's Resort provided the room --- next year, if this is something we do, we will try to have the entry packets there with all the pieces so those that register won't need to check in in the morning. This year I just wasn't organized enough to get that done! I will be making lots and lots of notes of what I need to do better next year ---
But all in all --- we had a good run. The Gallegos family appreciates all that come to the run, take part, and wear the shirts that commemorate Saul. Next year the run will actually fall on the anniversary date of Saul's death.
So, please mark your calendars for June 26, 2010 for the FIFTH Annual Deputy Saul Gallegos Run.
Thank you all, and I hope to see you next year!
May 7, 2009 I have disabled the guest book for a bit until I can figure out how to edit it --- I am getting junk signatures on it (like spam type stuff) and for some reason I cannot get into it and delete them. So....rather than have that stuff be visible, I have taken it out of service. The only option I have to work around it is to have a password, and I really don't want to have to do that. So I will do some research this weekend to see if there is something else I can do. Personally, I find the spam mail very offensive, and so I just cannot leave it in the guestbook....
thanks to all that have registered so far....keep those registrations coming!
April 1, 2009 We have had a few people register --- thank you. And we hope that we will be getting more and more registrations as April begins and people start making their summer plans. We will have pre-race registration on Friday night ---- Campbell's Resort in Chelan has donated a room for one of our workers to use, so she will be ready to go at 7 p.m. and will be available until 9 p.m. to take early registrations. So rather than wait in line on Saturday morning, you can stop by Campbell's (I don't know which room yet) and register for the pre-race day price. You will get your hat and t-shirt, and all you will have to do on Saturday morning is to check in to get your number, and to put your name in the give-away drawing box.
The C.O.P.S. brunch will follow the run, so there won't be the long waiting time for the food to be ready --- and that will give us a bit of time to put the times and rankings together. We don't have the full itinerary worked out yet, but we hope not to have as much "no activity" time between the run and the brunch. The Brunch is free, and all are welcome. And we hope the runners will stick around to get their ribbons ---
January 12, 2009 Welcome to another year! We have the registration forms active --- please let me know if you experience any problems with either the on line or the form to print and mail in. I haven't yet figured out how to get a confirmation e-mail to go out automatically when you submit your form on line, but when I receive it I will e-mail a message to you that I've received it. Paypal again can be used to pay for your registration. Thanks to the generosity of Campbell's Resort in Chelan we will have an Friday night registration available --- when that is all worked out I'll post the dates and times. We are also looking into a long sleeve t-shirt --- depending on what the extra cost is you may be able to pay a bit extra with registration to get the long sleeve shirt --- but that is not an option right now. So please, if it is something you are interested in, note it on your registration form, but know that for right now we don't have that all worked out. If my memory is right, the t-shirts this year will probably be red --- but that will be up to Rob. Our first year was lt. blue, then white, last year it was dark blue, so red seems like a good idea. And we will have baseball caps (embroidered) as before. So for now the choices of items are t-shirts (short sleeve) and hats....if we get the long sleeve shirts I'll get that posted.
We look forward to seeing you this year --- the routes will be the same as they have been...and we would love to hit a goal of 250 registrants! We have gotten to 180 so far. See you in MANSON on June 20th. The run will be followed by a C.O.P.S. brunch --- please plan to join us. I am not sure of the menu yet, but I'm sure Dale will come up with some good stuff.
July 21, 2008 We have had our debrief, and though much stays the same, we will have a few changes...
- in 2009 the COPS event will be a brunch rather than a picnic -- this way it can be planned for earlier in the day and we hope more people will stay after the run and join in
- we again will try for a coffee wagon to be onsite --- this year's person ran into mechanical difficulties and just couldn't get the repair parts in time
- the pricing will change, $15 for those that pre-register, but $25 on site
- we plan to have red t-shirts with blue and white logos, at least that is the plan now
- we will plan to pre-sell long sleeve shirts and may have a few on site
- we will again have baseball caps -- may go with the red to stay in step with the shirts
- we are thinking of having a Friday night pre-register session, but that hasn't been confirmed yet. A lot would depend on where we could hold this and if there appears to be an interest.
- we are changing our advertising strategy a bit and will probably advertise more locally. We value the word-of-mouth advertising we get from those that have run in the event.
- times will stay the same --- we want to keep the run earlier in the day to avoid the heat
Thanks to all that have participated and donated we have a nice start on the trust fund for the boys. Our main focus will remain the remembering of Saul and his family. The trust fund is a nice side benefit.
Thanks again to all that have participated in the event, and we look forward to seeing you in 2009.
June 24, 2008 The run has been run and I think we had another good year. We had some nice prizes to give away, people seemed to have a good time, and no one got hurt! All good things in my book. I'm giving myself a week or two breather to get thank you notes written, to get things mailed out, and then just relax a bit...and then we will start working on 2009! Please, if you have ideas about things for the run, pass them on. Sign the guest book and let others know about the route or the run --- of course we would like positive comments! But we are also open to legitimate criticism and new ideas. We already have a few ideas making their way into the planning ---- one will be long sleeve t-shirts.....we may only purchase a few to see if they are a positive item, but I agree with the person that made the suggestion --- I like long sleeve shirts! We are also looking at a sponsorship with a Lake Chelan partner, and Campbell's Resort in Chelan has already stepped up and said they would like to be a donor.
The Gallegos family is very grateful for the run ---- the show of support will always be the main focus of our run. We also want a positive, upbeat, fun activity for the Lake Chelan area ---- Saul was very much a person that cared about his community. His work in law enforcement, and his coaching, and his caring about the kids in the community reflect the value he put on his Lake Chelan home.
We haven't had our de-brief meeting yet....that is where we decide on any changes that we plan on making for the next year's run. As soon as I know about how next year's event will be the same, or different, I will pass that along.
Thank you to all that participated, thank you to all that donated, and thank you to all that volunteered your time and talents to make the run a success. Without our workers, we would really be struggling to put on the run. Without our donors, we would have so many things that we either couldn't provide, or that we would have to purchase -- a special thanks to Weinstein Beverage. I neglected to put them on our t-shirt and they provided all the water. And it goes without saying, we can do all the work in the world, get all the donations in the world, but it is the participants that really make the event. The involvement of all that run and walk makes all the work worth it. So thank you to all.
And we hope to see you next year!
June 19, 2008 Well, we are counting down and getting so much closer.....so many little details keep cropping up to handles...FIRST --- our Espresso stand will NOT be at the run ---- he needs a part for equipment and it won't get here in time. As of now we haven't come up with anyone that can come up. So, if you want coffee, you will have to get it on your way through Chelan or something. Sorry. We hope that next year an espresso stand will be at the run --- we will try!
We have about 95 people registered so far.....and we have some new volunteers this year. That's a positive! I hope we have lots of on-site registrations so we can at least equal the numbers from last year.
so for those of you that are registered....see you on Saturday. For those that are thinking about registering, please do --- the run, I've been told, is a nice one, as is the walk....the cause is a great one --- support for Saul's family.....and it's a chance to get out of the house for a short time. And if you can, stay for the picnic which should start around 11 --- hotdogs, hamburgers, salads, dessert will be provided.....you might want to bring a blanket to sit on though as I don't think there are a lot of tables at Singleton Park....
Eileen
June 14, 2008 One week to go.....we have things pretty much in hand I think. We have 68 people registered so far, the hats are in, the t-shirts are ordered and should be in on Monday. We have some give away things....and I just remembered something I need to do...uh oh! Anyway....things are set for the picnic afterwards and we hope that lots of you will be staying for that --- there will be hotdogs, hamburgers, salads, chips and dessert.
We will have a recovery area this year --- and we should have the espresso shop too. We have purchased signs to mark the route a bit better, and we have more volunteers working so we should have registration go a bit better. Those that are pre-registered will go to one place, those that need to register will be in a separate line.
Everyone needs to be checked in by 8 a.m. The 5K/10K races starts at 8:30 with the walkers starting about 5 minutes later. T-shirts/hats will go on sale at 8....not any earlier to be sure that those that register to walk or run get their things. We have a few leftover shirts from 2007 that we will sell, as well as some leftover merchandise from the Chelan County Search and Rescue Conference. From 2007 we have shirts (no hats) and they will be sold for $5. The proceeds will benefit the Deputy Saul Gallegos Memorial Trust. The Search and Rescue stuff --- hats $6.00, shirts $5.00, patches $2.00, and pins $2.00 --- proceeds will benefit the Chelan County Search and Rescue program. At this time we have (from the SAR Conference) black and Navy blue hats, green and blue shirts, and lots of patches and pins.
So --- better see if I can correct my oversight.....hope I can.....and we'll see you next SATURDAY!
May 1, 2008 We met today to discuss a variety of issues pertaining to the run.....we are working on marking the course in a better way this year, getting more traffic control for the runner's and driver's safety, having more law enforcement officers on bicycles, and working on a better way to keep our times so that we won't make errors as we did last year. We are working on getting a vendor to do the T-Shirts for the run, and the person that did the hats last year will do them this year. If all goes as planned, the hats will sport a logo in gray and green -- so a bit different than last years. I believe the shirt's logo will go more with blue --- but at this time I'm not totally sure.
I was reminded today that this will be the fifth anniversary of Saul's death. We are hoping for a great turnout --- even if you just want to come to the C.O.P.S. picnic that follows (free hamburgers/hotdogs, and other edible stuff). It would be great to let Saul's family know that we truly will "NEVER FORGET".
3/27/08 The first mailing of postcards has hopefully gone out and we are starting to remind everyone that we can think of about the Memorial Run. We have also advertised this year, in the February/March 2008 issue of Race Center Northwest. If you see the ad, please let us know. We are trying to determine if this is our best way to advertise.
I only have a few people registered so far, so I hope that soon that will pick up. The team is working to make this race run smoothly, and to be sure we cover all the various things that come up for any event. We are excited to have the COPS picnic follow the run --- we hope that brings more people in. Everyone that takes part in either event is a positive for the family --- we truly want them to know that "We will never forget".
So, if you plan on joining us for the run, please register early ---- I'll admit it, early registrations do make my work easier. But, if you need to register on site, you can do that too --- we just hope you will join us for the run!
PHOTOS
12/12/2007 We had a quick meeting today to see how things are going --- we are now able to take Paypal payments for registration fees, but I do not have an on-line registration form yet, but it is something we are working on.
We are also checking on someone to time the run ---- we expect an estimate this week. And I will let you know how that goes.
We are hoping and encouraging people to register early which makes our planning easier and allows us to set up to accomodate all the runners. And....we are also trying to find out if you will be attending the COPS picnic after the run, and if so how many people will be with you. The COPS (Concerns of Police Survivors) picnic will follow the run and there will be hamburgers and hotdogs for those that attend. We are hoping the picnic will have a great response, along with the run.
So -- register early! And plan to attend the picnic too!
11/08/2007 We are starting to work on the 2008 run --- we are working on a better check in system for the participants, setting up a recuperation area for all the runners when they have completed their runs and still investigating ways to do a better and faster job for timing. In February we will do our first post card mailing reminding everyone of the run and trying to bring in new people. We hope if you've participated in the past that you will help spread the word about the run. We also hope to be able to put on-line registrations in place with the ability to pay through Paypal.
If you have ideas on how to make our run better -- please let me know. My e-mail is flattiepuss@hotmail.com and I look forward to hearing new ideas.
6/27/07 The winner of the first to register was Janice Stewart, Manson --- her registration was received 2/12/2007. Janice received a basket full of bath supplies and other goodies that had been donated by NCW Respiratory.
The person that came from the farthest distance was Nikki Medved from Westley, CA. The mileage chart shows Westley as being 710 miles from Manson. We also had someone from Missoula, MT (296 miles) and Portland, OR (202 miles). A $15 Starbucks gift card will be mailed to Nikki. The card donated by a private party.
