04/14/2024
Wow!!! What a day yesterday. First of all, thank you to my husband, Jeff Olson, you pick things up and put them down all day long! You've had laryngitis for the past 2 weeks, finally get your voice back and get on that stage and entertain the crap out of the crowd, welcoming everyone and calling out the numbers for the auction, and then to the live auction, only to lose your voice again by the end of the night. I truly, truly appreciate you for all of your help when Sprint for Life gets going! To my son, Kyle Olson, you took such a beating at the boat ramp, making sure you got the pictures of every runner crossing that finish line (nice hair by the way). Love ya pal! You always come through for us with the best pictures. To Michael Corliss, thank you for keeping the runners and volunteers entertained. To Heather Rudolph thank you for always being there to keep the PBA trailer running with the coffee and hot chocolate, getting everything ready for the runners for after the race. Kaitlyn Ingino, we missed you! Kevin Snow & Scott Barr for always taking care of the logistical nightmares that can arise, you guys always take care of it, so Maria & I don't jump off the bridge. To Ben Mrozinski, Anthony Lazlo, & Matt (don't know his last name) of for joining us this year and helping out. Long Beach Island PBA 175 & The Boro of Ship Bottom, Thank you for your continued support. To the man behind the scenes, Bob Hawk (I didn't forget about you) thank you for getting all of the auction donations, I definitely could not have done this without you! We truly missed you and your family this year.
Thank you to Joe Pop's Shore Bar and Restaurant for welcoming us back. It was nice to be home again, and our participants agreed! To Ted Hammock & Jason Booth It is just so great to always have you there keeping everyone entertained! Love you guys so much!
To ALL of our wonderful volunteers you all took such a beating with that wind yesterday! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, for your continued support. To our wonderful donors, again, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
To the Pennisi family, we love you guys and enjoy EVERY exhausting moment of this! To Maria Pennisi-Donnelly, the crazy person, all over the place. You do such an amazing job with the race. It's one of the best around! I am very proud to be a part of such an AMAZING organization!
I hope I didn't forget anyone! Please know how much we appreciate all of you! Maria and I could not do this without all of your support!!
