Community Raises $7,000 at Jurassic 5K for Mental Health Awareness
Jun 8, 2021 | District
The Bellisario Family with teachers and school staff at the Jurassic 5K on Saturday, June 5.
More than 200 people attended the Jurassic 5K Walk/Run for Mental Health Awareness on Saturday at Green Meadow Elementary School.
The event was hosted by the East Greenbush Central School District in memory of Thomas Bellisario, a former student who attended Green Meadow and then Goff Middle School and Columbia High School. Thomas fought a courageous battle with depression before passing away in 2019.
The event collected $7,000 in donations that will benefit the Thomas Bellisario Memorial Scholarship and provide mental health programming and support within the school community.
Jurassic 5K Top Finishers
1) Logan Ploss – 18:44
2) Abby Moxon – 22:36
3) Sabine Yannone – 22:38
4) Brett Fajen – 22:39
5) Gabby Laquidara – 22:48
T-6) Carter Norton – 23:26
T-6) Chloe Norton – 23:26
8) Rachel Toolan – 23:30
T-9) Madison Arsenault – 23:45
T-9) Shea Fajen – 23:45
T-9) Hunter Arsenault – 23:45
Special thanks to the following agencies that attended this event: National Alliance on Mental Illness, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Unity House, Nothern Rivers/Parson’s, St. Peter’s Crime Victim’s Services, Start Center and the Rensselaer County Department of Mental Health.