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For Immediate Release
July 19, 2018

Contact:
Jason Wolfe, Wolfe PR
(520) 399-5097
E-mail: jason@wolfenews.com

Beryl Wolfe, Wolfe PR
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Web Site: http://www.beach2beacon.org

PRESS KIT: Variety of materials re: 2018 TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race

Contents:

Fact Sheet 20-Year Timeline  2017 Results   Past Champions   Fun Facts   Race Founder Joan Benoit Samuelson   Race Director Dave McGillivray   History of Race Beneficiaries  Title Sponsor TD Bank Background

 

Fact Sheet

21st Annual

TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race – 2018

Date of Race: Saturday, August 4, 2018

Title Sponsor: TD Bank

Website: www.beach2beacon.org

Distance: 10 kilometers (6.2 miles)

Size of Field: 6,500+

History: TD Bank and Joan Benoit Samuelson, winner of Olympic gold in the first women's marathon in 1984 and Maine's most recognized athlete, founded the race in 1998 to give back to her community by staging a world-class road race in Maine and including a charitable component to help support Maine children. The race draws top athletes from around the globe as well as top Maine and New England runners. The event features 6,500 runners, 800+ volunteers and thousands of spectators.

Race Starts: 10K Wheelchair division starts at 7:55 a.m., followed by the Elite Women’s Start at 8 a.m. and the general field at 8:12 a.m. A competitive High School Mile and the children’s 1K race will take place on Friday, Aug. 3, at Fort Williams.

Purse: $90,000+ in prize money, with categories including Open, American-only, Masters, Maine and wheelchair

Race Director: Dave McGillivray of DMSE Sports

Race President: Mike Stone

Start/Finish: The picturesque 6.2-mile course in Cape Elizabeth begins near the entrance to Crescent Beach State Park on Route 77, winds along tree-lined streets and ocean vistas, ending in Fort Williams at the historic Portland Head Light, the most photographed lighthouse in the world.

Charitable Giving: The race supports a different Maine charity each year by providing a $30,000 donation from the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank. In addition, the race provides significant fundraising opportunities to past and the present beneficiaries each year through its charity bib program.

2018 Beneficiary:  WinterKids, a Maine nonprofit that helps children develop healthy lifelong habits through education and fun outdoor winter activity, delivering innovative programs for families, schools and communities. For more information visit www.winterkids.org and find WinterKids on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube

More info: www.beach2beacon.org

20-year Timeline

1998 – Inaugural year for the race, founded by Joan Benoit Samuelson and called the Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K after the title sponsor. The race had a field size of 3,000 and drew 2,408 finishers.

1999 – Field size increases to 4,000 and the race becomes the first road race in Maine history to top 3,000 finishers as 3,248 crossed the line. Khalid Khannouchi of Morocco sets a course-record 27 minutes, 48 seconds, the first recorded sub-28- minute 10K ever run in Maine.

2000 - Two-time defending champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya edged U.S. Olympian Libbie Hickman in a finish that required a ruling by a team of judges, including referee Steve Vaitones, a certified USA Track & Field official. Both runners, with identical official times of 32:19, thought they had won, but Vaitones and the other judges determined Ndereba crossed the finish first. Adding drama to the race was the fact that Ndereba fell at about the 1.5-mile mark, got stepped on and scraped her knee and shoulder, but still managed to get back up and grit out a victory. Read more

2001 - Honorary guest for the 2001 Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race was Sir Roger Bannister, the legendary British runner who on May 6, 1954, ran the world's first recorded sub-four-minute mile. The then-25-year-old native of Harrow on the Hill, England, completed the distance in 3:59.4 at Oxford. Race Director Dave McGillivray was named the world's outstanding race director for 2000 for his direction of the third Peoples Beach to Beach 10K Road Race by Road Race Management, Inc. and Lynx System Developers, Inc., based in Woburn, Mass., began providing a FinishLynx, a versatile digital photofinish and timing system. Read more

2002 - Field expands to 5,000 to accommodate more runners and commemorate the 5th year of the race. The race also introduces the Corporate Challenge where teams of at least four employees from New England corporations and businesses compete using net times and adjusted by age and gender under the WAVA (World Association of Veteran Athletes) system. Joan Benoit Samuelson runs with a group of New York City firefighters to commemorate the 5th year. Read more

2003 - Gov. John Baldacci was the first sitting Maine governor to run in the race, still called the Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race. Baldacci ran as part of the Seeds of Peace team. Also, 16-Year-Old Eric Giddings of South Portland is the Maine winner and Gilbert Okari of Kenya (27:28) shattered the four-year-old course record by 20 seconds. Read more

2004 – The race again boasted the year’s fastest time in a 10K road race in the world when Kenya’s Gilbert Okari broke the tape at 27:35. In all, four men record crossed in under 28, almost unheard of on the international road race circuit. Read more

2005 – Name changes to TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon. Among runners from Maine, Stanford-bound Eric Giddings of South Portland set a new Maine record with a time of 30:34 while still a teenager at 18 and dressed in his South Portland High School Red Riots singlet. Read more

2006 – Race fills in just 46 days – eclipsing the 2005 record by almost two weeks – despite an expansion of the field by 500 slots to a total of 5,500. Russia’s Alevtina Ivanova broke the women’s record, running away from the field with a time of 31:26 to claim her first Beach to Beacon title after finishing second and third that last two years and breaking Kenyan Catherine Ndereba’s five-year-old record of 31:33. Read more

2007 – Special 10th edition of the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon again fills in record time. This race featured Joan Benoit Samuelson running a leisurely 42:00 pace alongside friend Jacqueline Gareau, the 1980 Boston Marathon champ. Each runner in the field of 5,500 who completed the race received a commemorative medal. More than 110 runners ran for the 10th time, including Larry Wold, President of TD Bank in Maine. Kenya's Duncan Kibet out kicked a fast field to win the men’s crown as the popular Meb Keflezighi, the U.S.'s top distance runner, finished fourth. Luminita Talpos of Romania dominated the women’s race, winning for the first time in five tries. Read more

2008 - Ed Muge sprinted to the finish to earn the men’s crown and ageless Edith Masai cruised to victory in the women’s race in the 11th edition of the race. Muge of Kenya (27:52.4) edged Ethiopia’s Maregu Zewdie (27:53), the world’s top-ranked road racer, down the homestretch in thrilling fashion. But the day belonged to the 41-year-old Masai, who dominated her younger competitors in 31:55.6, which also shattered the course record in the Master’s category for women. The two Kenyans were among the record-setting 5,258 runners from 14 countries and 41 U.S. states who finished the race on a cool, humid and foggy morning. In the Maine races, Kristin Barry, 34, of Scarborough (34:37) shattered the longest standing course record, set by Julia Kirtland of South Harpswell with a 34:56 in 1998, the race’s inaugural year. And in winning the Maine race, Ben True, 22, of North Yarmouth (31:02), also was the first American finisher in the race, finishing 11th overall. Read more

2009 - Ed Muge of Kenya (28:05) repeated as the men's champ and Kenya's Irene Limika (32:06) cruised in for the women's title, but a pair of Mainers stole the show for the 12th running of the TD Bank Beach to Beacon. Ben True of North Yarmouth (29:10) and Sheri Piers of Falmouth (34:17) shattered course records to easily win the Maine titles and each finished 10th overall - a first for Maine runners in the international road race. Both course records are likely to stand for some time. A record-setting 5,624 runners, from 16 countries and 43 U.S. states, finished the race on a warm and sunny morning. The summer of 2009 marked the 25th anniversary of race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson's historic gold medal performance in the first Olympic women's marathon. At the Beach to Beacon, the ever-modest Samuelson was a fixture at the finish line cheering and greeting recreational runners. Read more

2010 - Kenyan Lineth Chepkurui (30:59) shattered the women’s course record and Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia sprinted to the men’s title in the 13th edition of the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race. In the Maine Resident races, Kristin Barry (34:34.9) of Scarborough reclaimed the women’s title, edging defending champ and course record holder Sheri Piers (34:35.2) of Falmouth by the slimmest of margins, while Patrick Tarpy (29:28) of Yarmouth cruised to his first men’s title. The winners were among the record-setting 5,672 runners from 17 countries and 41 U.S. states who competed on a cool, calm, idyllic morning on the Maine coast. Thousands of spectators lined the course to cheer the runners. Also, legendary marathoner and two-time Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, a five-time TD Bank Beach to Beacon champ and former course record holder, was returning from injury and placed sixth (33:34). Read more

2011 - Kenyan Micah Kogo (27:48) used his Olympic track speed to wear down a talented men's field and Aheza Kiros (32:09) of Ethiopia cruised to victory on the women's side in the 14th edition of the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race. In the Maine Resident races, Sheri Piers of Falmouth pushed through the heat and humidity to reclaim the women's title, while Louie Luchini of Ellsworth, a decorated collegian turned State Representative, put a stamp on his legacy in the men's race. The winners were among the record-setting 5,876 runners from 12 countries, 43 states and more than 200 Maine cities and towns who crossed the finish line on a sunny, warm and humid morning on the Maine coast. Read more

2012 - A record-setting 6,117 runners from 17 countries finished the special 15th edition of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race. In honor of the 15th running, race founder and Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson completed the race alongside fellow marathon legends Bill Rodgers and Frank Shorter, who won Olympic gold in 1972. At the front of the pack, Kenyans Stanley Biwott (27:59) and Margaret Wangari-Muriuki (31:51.6) prevailed in hot, humid conditions to win the men’s and women’s titles. In the Maine Resident races, 41-year-old Sheri Piers of Falmouth dominated the field to repeat as champion while Ethan Shaw of Falmouth, a recent Dartmouth graduate, broke through against a strong field to win his first men’s title. Read more

2013 - The Sweet 16 edition of the TD Beach to Beacon included another record-setting field of 6,244 runners and was highlighted by a pair of record-setting performances. In the Wheelchair Division, Krige Schabort, a 49-year-old Paralympic athlete from South Africa now living in the U.S., shattered the course record with a 21:53, marking the first sub-23:00 in race history. Also, in the Masters category, Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kastor (32:28), the American record holder in the marathon and half marathon, recorded the  fastest 10K ever by an American woman in her Master's age group. She also finished 7th in the deep Open Women category - for the first time each woman in the Top 10 ran a sub-33:00.  Kenyans Micah Kogo (28:03) and Joyce Chepkirui (31:23) took the elite titles in near-perfect running conditions. In the Maine races, Erica Jesseman of Scarborough (34:17.6) came within .6 of breaking the course record in winning her first title after three consecutive top-three finishes, while Riley Masters of Veazie (30:19), a former All-American runner at the University of Maine and Oklahoma now running professionally, used his track speed to best a talented field. Read more

2014 - Great Britain’s Gemma Steel and Bedan Karoki of Kenya won the 17th TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race. Karoki (27:36), a Kenyan Olympian, outlasted fellow Kenyan Stephen Kosgei Kibet (27:42) and Maine native Ben True (27:50) for a hard-fought victory that saw the exhausted lead runners collapse to the ground after the finish. Karoki's time marked the fastest 10K in the world at that point. Steel avenged last year’s runner-up placing by reaching the finish tape a mere three tenths of a second - .31 - in front of Shalane Flanagan after a classic road race duel down the homestretch. Both runners received identical times of 31:27. Ben True’s third-place finish was the highest ever for an American man in race history. In addition, his time was the fastest road 10K by an American since Mark Nenow ran 27:48 in 1985 and the third fastest ever, according to Runner’s World. Meb Keflezighi, who had an historic Boston Marathon victory earlier in the year – the first by an American since 1983 – finished 13th (29:58) and then re-assumed his role as ambassador to his sport by joining Race Founder Joan Benoit Samuelson in greeting runners crossing the finish line. In the Maine resident races, recent Midwest transplant Michelle (Frey) Lilienthal, a 32-year-old professional runner now living in Portland (33:39), shattered the course record by 38 seconds and finished 13th overall, while Will Geoghegan, 22, of Brunswick (29:53), a Dartmouth All-American, moved up a notch from last year to claim his first Maine title. Read more

2015 - The 18th TD Beach to Beacon saw the debut of a new American-only prize category, won by former Oregon standouts Eric Jenkins and Alexi Pappas, who also finished fourth and fifth overall. In the Open category, Stephen Kosgei Kibet of Kenya and Wude Ayalew of Ethiopia, two familiar TD Beach to Beacon faces, finally broke through as champions. Kibet (28:28), one of the world’s all-time half marathoners, stretched away from a three-man pack inside Fort Williams in a tactical race to claim his first title in five tries, including runner up finishes in two of the past three years. Moses Kipsiro of Uganda outkicked Kenyan Daniel Salel for second. Ayalew (31:56), who ran the second fastest time ever on the TD Beach to Beacon course in 2010 only to place second, this time outdueled Diane Nukuri for her first win in four attempts. Sentayehu Ejigu took third while defending champion Gemma Steel of Great Britain finished a distant fourth. In the Maine resident races, Erica Jesseman, 26, of Scarborough (34:53), the 2013 champ, regained her title in dominant fashion while 19-year-old Ben Decker of Yarmouth (32:49) won a wide open men’s race. Also, a new course record was set in the wheelchair division by James Senbeta (21:46), who shaved seven seconds off the previous mark to win his first TD Beach to Beacon title. A record-setting 6,602 runners from 15 countries, 41 states and more than 265 Maine cities and towns finished the coastal course on a morning that started cool but quickly got hot and muggy. Read more

2016 - Maine native Ben True became the first American ever to win the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in 2016 - making history in his native state of Maine. True ran the course in 28:16, ending an 18-year streak of East African winners. Mary Keitany of Kenya (30:45) christened the new Elite Women’s Start with a dominating, record-setting performance, braving increasingly humid conditions to shave 14 seconds off the old course record, set in 2010. The second year of the American-only prize category saw True doubling up with Emily Sisson (32:21), who placed fourth overall, on the women’s side. In the Maine resident races, Michelle Lilienthal (34:53), the 2014 champ, regained her title with a dominant performance while 22-year-old Jesse Orach, (31:31) of Gorham, a University of Maine distance runner, won the wide open men’s race after nabbing bib number #5891 just under the transfer deadline. The world-class athletes and Maine elites were among 6,332 runners from 15 countries, 43 states and more than 265 Maine cities and towns who finished the race, and the beneficiary in 2016 was My Place Teen Center (MPTC), a free, year-round, after-school youth development program for kids in Greater Portland. Read more

2017 – The special 20th running of the TD Beach to Beacon did not disappoint, filled with drama and record-setting performances, including a record 6,887 finishers. Kenyan Mary Keitany lowered her course record to repeat as the women’s champ (30:41) while Stephen Kosgei Kibet of Kenya won his second title, finishing just ahead of defending champion Ben True in the men’s race (27:54). Decorated U.S. distance runner Shalane Flanagan (31:14) won the American-only category and placed fourth overall, setting a new American course record. True won the American men’s title for the second straight year. Abdi Abdirahman, a four-time U.S. Olympian, ran 28:46 to break a 17-year-old record in the Masters Division. The event also featured a dramatic finish in the Maine men’s race. Nearing the finish line, race leader and defending champ Jesse Orach was overcome by heat stroke and fell, only to be helped to his feet by his trailing competitor, Rob Gomez, who held Orach up as they ran together to the finish line. Gomez then provided Orach (31:30) with a nudge over the line to give him first. This selfless act of sportsmanship by Gomez attracted headlines nationally and around the globe. Emily Durgin of Standish won the Maine women’s (34:43). Race Founder Joan Benoit Samuelson, who joined the field for only the fourth time, recorded a 39:19 to set a new best American 10K time for her 60-64 age group. Her fine showing came on the 33rd anniversary of her gold medal performance in Los Angeles at the first Olympic marathon for women. Samuelson ran the Cape Elizabeth course beside Deena Kastor, another legendary American runner. Like all the finishers, they were treated to the sight of the race’s “Beacon” – the Portland Head Light, commissioned by George Washington in 1787 – draped with a mural of Samuelson. Each finisher as well received a medal to commemorate the 20th running of the race. Read more

 
 

2017 RESULTS

 
TOP MALE FINISHER:
Stephen Kosgei Kibet of Kenya, 27:54
 
TOP FEMALE FINISHER:
Mary Keitany of Kenya, 30:41 (course record)
 
AMERICAN-ONLY MALE FINISHER:
Ben True of West Lebanon, NH 27:55
 
AMERICAN-ONLY FEMALE FINISHER:
Shalane Flanagan of Portland, Ore. 31:14 (course record)
 
TOP MALE MASTERS FINISHER:
Abdi Abdirahman of Flagstaff, Ariz. 28:46 (course record)
 
TOP FEMALE MASTERS FINISHER:
Sheri Piers of Falmouth, Maine 37:25
 
TOP MALE MAINE FINISHER:
Jesse Orach of Gorham 31:30
 
TOP FEMALE MAINE FINISHER:
Emily Durgin of Standish 34:43
 
TOP MALE WHEELCHAIR FINISHER:
Krige Schabort, 53, of Rome, Ga. (22:14)
 
TOP FEMALE WHEELCHAIR FINISHER:
Hannah Babalola, 29, of Newark NJ (28:26)
 
SENIOR DIVISION (50+)
Byrne Decker, 50, of Yarmouth, Maine 35:48
Mary Zengo 52, of Wilton, Conn. 38:58
 
 
 
 

Past Champions

2017
Elite Male: Stephen Kosgei Kibet of Kenya, 27:54
Elite Female: Mary Keitany of Kenya, 30:41 (course record)
American-only Male: Ben True of West Lebanon, NH 27:55
American-only Female: Shalane Flanagan of Portland, OR 31:14 (course record)
Masters Male: Abdi Abdirahman of Flagstaff, Ariz. 28:46 (course record)
Master Female: Sheri Piers of Falmouth, ME 37:25
Maine Male: Jesse Orach of Gorham 31:30
Maine Female: Emily Durgin of Standish 34:43
Male Wheelchair: Krige Schabort, 53, of Rome, GA (22:14)
Female Wheelchair: Hannah Babalola, 29, of Newark NJ (28:26)
Senior Division (50+): Byrne Decker, 50, of Yarmouth, ME 35:48 and Mary Zengo 52, of Wilton, CT 38:58

2016
Elite Male: Ben True of USA, 28:16
Elite Female: Mary Keitany of Kenya, 30:45
American-only Male: Ben True of West Lebanon, NH 28:16
American-only Female: Emily Sisson of Providence, RI 32:31
Masters Male: Joseph Ekuom of Kingston, NY 33:47
Master Female: Sheri Piers of Falmouth, ME 35:59
Maine Male: Jesse Orach of Gorham 31:31
Maine Female: Michelle Lilienthal of Portland 34:53
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of Glen Ridge, NJ 22:45
Female Wheelchair: Christina Kouros of Cape Elizabeth, ME 38:19
Senior Division (50+): Peter Bottomley of Cape Elizabeth, ME 35:40 and Mimi Fallon of Walpole, MA 38:55

2015
Elite Male: Stephen Kosgei Kibet of Kenya, 28:28
Elite Female: Wude Ayalew of Ethiopia, 31:56
American-only Male: Eric Jenkins of Portsmouth, NH 28:50
American-only Female: Alexi Pappas of Eugene, OR 32:57
Masters Male: Jeff Jones of Chelsea, ME 34:03
Master Female: Sheri Piers of Falmouth, ME 35:40
Maine Male: Ben Decker of Yarmouth 32:49
Maine Female: Erica Jesseman of Scarborough 34:53
Male Wheelchair: James Senbeta of Champaign, IL 21:46 (course record)
Female Wheelchair: Christina Kouros of Cape Elizabeth 39:39
Senior Division (50+): Tom Thurston of Waterbury, VT 35:17 and Mimi Fallon of Walpole, Mass. 38:30

2014
Elite Male: Bedan Karoki of Kenya, 27:37
Elite Female: Gemma Steel of Great Britain, 31:27
Masters Male: Kevin Castille of Lafayette, La 29:558
Master Female: Sheri Piers of Falmouth 35:45
Maine Male: Will Geoghegan of Brunswick 29:53
Maine Female: Michelle Lillienthal of Portland 33:39 (course record)
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of Glen Ridge, N.J. 24:04
Female Wheelchair: Christina Kouros of Cape Elizabeth 39:33
Senior Division (50+): Bill Mariski of Portland 36:47 Kathryn Martin of Northport, N.Y., 40:17

2013
Elite Male: Micah Kogo of Kenya, 28:03
Elite Female: Joyce Chepkirui of Kenya, 31:23
Masters Male: Joseph Ekumon of Kingston, N.Y. 32:58
Master Female: Deena Kastor of USA 32:28
Maine Male: Riley Masters of Veazie 30:19
Maine Female: Erica Jesseman of Scarborough 34:17.6
Male Wheelchair: Krige Schabort of Cedartown, Ga. 21:53
Female Wheelchair: Christina Kouros of Cape Elizabeth 41:17
Senior Division (50+): Todd Coffin of Freeport, Maine, 34:17 Erin Chalat of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, 41:31

2012
Elite Male: Stanley Biwott of Kenya, 27:59
Elite Female: Margaret Wangari-Muriuki of Kenya, 31:51.6
Masters Male: Dennis Simonaitis of Rochester, N.Y., 32:32
Master Female: Sheri Piers of Falmouth, Maine 34:22
Maine Male: Ethan Shaw of Falmouth, 30:37
Maine Female: Sheri Piers of Falmouth, 34:22
Male Wheelchair: Craig Blanchette of Battle Ground, Wash., 23:38
Female Wheelchair: Cheri Blauwet of Boston 34:43
Senior Division (50+): Dennis Simonaitis of Rochester, N.Y., 32:32 Erin Chalat of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, 43:26

2011
Elite Male: Micah Kogo of Kenya, 27:48
Elite Female: Aheza Kiros of Ethiopia, 32:09
Masters Male: James Koskei of Kenya, 30:27
Master Female: Nuta Olaru of Romania, 34:07
Maine Male: Louie Luchini of Ellsworth, 30:36
Maine Female: Sheri Piers of Falmouth, 35:11
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of Glen Ridge, N.J. 23:39
Female Wheelchair: Christina Kouros, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 53:33
Senior Division (50+): Brian Pilcher of Ross, Calif. 34:00; Jeanne Hackett of Scarborough, Maine 41:11

2010
Elite Male: Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia, 27:40
Elite Female: Lineth Chepkurui of Kenya, 30:59
Masters Male: James Koskei of Kenya, 29:55
Master Female: Christina Reaser of Dayton, Maine, 39:18
Maine Male: Patrick Tarpy of Yarmouth, 29:28
Maine Female: Kristin Barry of Scarborough, 34:35
Male Wheelchair: Craig Blanchette of Battle Ground, Wash., 24:12
Female Wheelchair: Catherine Jalbert of Brewer, Maine, 1:30:00
Senior Division (50+): Norm Larson of Burlington, Vermont 33:30; Jeanne Hackett of Scarborough, Maine 39:48

2009
Elite Male: Ed Muge of Kenya, 28:05
Elite Female: Irene Limika of Kenya, 32:06
Masters Male: James Koskei of Kenya, 30:01
Master Female: Susannah Beck of Brunswick, Maine, 35:31
Maine Male: Ben True of North Yarmouth, 29:10 (course record)
Maine Female: Sheri Piers of Falmouth, 34:17
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of Glen Ridge, N.J., 23:34
Female Wheelchair: Jacqui Kapinowski of Point Pleasant, N.J., 42:33
Senior Division (50+): Brian Pilcher of Ross, Calif. 33:51 and Jeanne Hackett of Scarborough, Maine 39:39

2008
Elite Male: Ed Muge of Kenya, 27:52
Elite Female: Edith Masai of Kenya, 31:57
Masters Male: Dan Franek of South Portland, Maine, 32:55
Master Female: Edith Masai of Kenya, 31:56 (course record)
Maine Male: Ben True of North Yarmouth, 31:02
Maine Female: Kristin Barry of Scarborough, 34:37
Male Wheelchair: Patrick Doak of Concord, Mass., 23:35
Female Wheelchair: Jacqui Kapinowski of Point Pleasant, N.J., 40:29
Senior Division (50+): Norm Larson, 52, of Burlington, Vermont, 33:51 and Ellie Tucker, 53, of North Yarmouth, Maine, 41:27

2007
Elite Male: Duncan Kibet of Kenya, 27:52
Elite Female: Luminita Talpos of Romania, 32:20
Masters Male: Jason Cakouros of Milton, Mass., 32:43
Master Female: Mimi Fallon of Walpole, Mass., 37:51
Maine Male: Ayalew Taye of Cape Elizabeth, 30:47
Maine Female: Emily Levan of Wiscasset, 35:01
Male Wheelchair: Patrick Doak of Concord, Mass., 23:27
Female Wheelchair: No entrants

2006
Elite Male: Tom Nyariki of Kenya, 27:48
Elite Female: Alevtina Ivanova of Russia, 31:26
Masters Male: Wayne Levy of Newton, Mass., 32:52
Master Female: Mimi Fallon of Walpole, Mass., 37:32
Maine Male: Donny Drake of Portland, 31:16
Maine Female: Emily Levan of Wiscasset, 35:40
Male Wheelchair: Patrick Doak of Concord, Mass., 23:59
Female Wheelchair: No entrants

2005
Elite Male: Gilbert Okari of Kenya, 27:38
Elite Female: Lornah Kipligat of The Netherlands, 31:34
Masters Male: Mbarek Hussein of Albuquerque, N.M., 29:40
Master Female: Ramilia Burangulova of Gainesville, Florida, 34:38
Maine Male: Eric Giddings of South Portland, 30:34
Maine Female: Emily Levan of Wiscasset, 35:52
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of Glen Ridge, N.J., 25:35
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Wenham, Mass., 30:23

2004
Elite Male: Gilbert Okari of Kenya, 27:35
Elite Female: Susan Chepkemei of Kenya, 31:35
Masters Male: Michael Payson of Falmouth, Maine, 31:54
Master Female: Valentina Yegorova of Russia, 34:36
Maine Male: Ethan Hemphill of Freeport, 31:35
Maine Female: Susannah Beck of Yarmouth, 35:22
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of New Jersey, 25:11
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Wenham, Mass., 33:32

2003
Elite Male: Gilbert Okari of Kenya, 27:28 (course record)
Elite Female: Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, 31:53
Masters Male: Andrew Masai of Kenya, 29:24
Master Female: Carmen Ayala-Troncoso of Austin, Texas, 35:11
Maine Male: Eric Giddings of South Portland, 31:18
Maine Female: Maggie Hanson of Bowdoinham, 35:47
Male Wheelchair: Kamel Ayari of New Rochelle, N.Y., 25:00
Female Wheelchair: April Coughlin of Syracuse, N.Y., 33:32

2002
Elite Male: James Koskei of Kenya, 28:11
Elite Female: Adriana Fernandez of Mexico, 31:56
Masters Male: Eddy Hellybuck of New Mexico, 29:49
Master Female: Elana Fidatof of Romania, 34:14
Maine Male: Andy Spaulding of Freeport, 31:26
Maine Female: Christine Snow-Reaser of Dayton, 36:30
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of New Jersey, 24:12
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Massachusetts, 33:11

2001
Elite Male: Evans Rutto of Kenya, 28:30
Elite Female: Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, 31:33
Masters Male: Andrew Masai of Kenya, 29:37
Master Female: Judy St. Hilaire of Massachusetts, 33:53
Maine Male: Andy Spaulding of Freeport, 31:29
Maine Female: Christine Snow-Reaser of Dayton, 36:13
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of New Jersey, 24:59
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Massachusetts, 30:51

2000
Elite Male: Joseph Kimani of Kenya, 28:07
Elite Female: Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, 32:19
Masters Male: Andrew Masai of Kenya, 29:12
Master Female: Judy St. Hilaire of Massachusetts, 33:37
Maine Male: Todd Coffin of Freeport, 31:36
Maine Female: Julia Kirtland of South Harpswell, 35:35
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of New Jersey, 24:34
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Massachusetts, 30:25

1999
Elite Male: Khalid Khannouchi of Morocco, 27:48
Elite Female: Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, 32:05
Masters Male: John Tuttle of Georgia, 30:08
Masters Female: Marina Belyaeva of Russia, 33:37
Maine Male: Bob Winn of Ogunquit, 31:11
Maine Female: Julia Kirtland of South Harpswell, 35:07
Male Wheelchair: Jason Fowler of Massachusetts, 29:10
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Massachusetts, 28:01 (course record)

1998
Elite Male: Johannes Mabilte of South Africa, 28:18
Elite Female: Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, 32:15
Masters Male: Steve Plasencia of Oregon, 29:37
Masters Female: Kim Jones of Washington, 34:35
Maine Male: Bob Winn of Ogunquit, 30:52
Maine Female: Julia Kirtland of South Harpswell, 34:56
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of New Jersey, 24:32
Female Wheelchair: Leann Shannon of Florida, 28:38

** Italics denotes course record progression **

Click here for a list of Top 10 Overall Finishers - men and women - over the history of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K.

 

TD Beach to Beacon 10K Fun Facts

Provided by race announcer Andy Schachat

 
Year by Year Breakdown of Finishers

Year           Finishers   Cumulative Total

1998          2,408                             2,408

1999          3,248                             5,656

2000         3,429                             9,085

2001          3,718                             12,803

2002          4,109                             16,912

2003          4,273                             21,185

2004          4,353                             25,538

2005         4,305                             29,843

2006          4,810                             34,653

2007          4,839                             39,492

2008          5,248                             44,740

2009          5,618                             50,358      

2010          5,674                             56,032

2011          5,876                             61,908

2012          6,106                             68,014

2013           6,247                            74,261

2014           6,489                            80,750

2015           6,595                            87,345

2016           6,338                            93,683

2017           6,887                          100,581

Average number of finishers per year:  5,029.5

 

The following runners reached milestones in the history of the race:

1999: 5,000th finisher:         Cheri Wessel, Hershey, Pennsylvania

2001: 10,000th finisher:       Ron Fleurent, South Portland

2002: 15,000th finisher:       John Morton, Ottawa, Ontario

2003: 20,000th finisher:       Carl Curtsinger, Mt. Washington, Kentucky

2004: 25,000th finisher:       Bonnie Cassidy, Ellicott City, Maryland

2006: 30,000th finisher:       Ryan Dyer, Gorham

2007: 35,000th finisher:       Michael Welch, South Portland

2008: 40,000th finisher:       Tom Gilman, Falmouth

2009   45,000th finisher:      Adam Potter, Wells

2009   50,000th finisher:      Michael Moore, Orange, Connecticut

2010   55,000th finisher:      Sara Stempien, Portland

2011   60,000th finisher:      Wanda Mitchell, Auburn

2012   65,000th finisher:      Amanda Lynch, South Portland

2013  70,000th finisher:      Debbie Brown, Portland

2014  75,000th finisher:      Mark Woodbury, Falmouth

2014  80,000th finisher:      Elizabeth Henckel, Portland

2015   85,000th finisher:      Abby O’Donal, Camden, Maine

2016   90,000th finisher:      James Wagner, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

2017: 95,000th finisher:       Megan Gorman, Yarmouth, Maine

2017: 100,000th finisher:     Laura Tyrell, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

 

The TD Beach to Beacon 10K has achieved the following milestones in the history of Maine road races:

1998: the first road race to have over 2,000 timed finishers

1999: the first road race to have over 3,000 timed finishers

2001: the first road race to have over 3,500 timed finishers

2002: the first road race to have over 4,000 timed finishers

2006: the first road race to have over 4,500 timed finishers

2008: the first road race to have over 5,000 timed finishers

2009: the first road race to have over 5,500 timed finishers

2012: the first road race to have over 6,000 timed finishers

2015: the first road race to have over 6,500 timed finishers

2017: the first road race to have over 6,750 timed finishers

Total Miles Run

Number of finishers x 6.2 miles:  623,602

Average number of miles per year: 31,180

The following runners reached the following milestones

2000: 50,000th   mile:           Theo Berez, Camden

2002:  100,000th mile:          Jennifer Cohen, Brunswick

2004:  150,000th mile:          Christopher Pezzullo, Cape Elizabeth

2006: 200,000th mile:           Jessica Shaknis, Portland

2008: 250,000th mile:           Diane Gagnon, Old Orchard Beach

2009: 300,000th mile:           David Lewis, Little Hocking, Ohio

2011: 350,000th mile:           Trent Knoss, Boston

2012: 400,000th mile:           Elizabeth Richards, Falmouth

2013: 450,000th mile:          Anthony King, Cape Elizabeth   

2014: 500,000th mile:          Kate Harris, Falmouth

2016: 550,000th mile:         Ashley Turner, South Portland

2017: 600,000th mile:         Pete Woods, Gorham, Maine

 (The 4,258th finisher in 2018 will run the 650,000th mile in the race)

Weather Fact

In 2013 rain fell on finishers of the race for about 20 minutes, the only time in the race's history rain fell on finishers.

(Race results provided by Granite State Race Services)

 

Joan Benoit Samuelson

Race Founder

Race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson at the finish line of the 2017 TD Beach to Beacon 10K.

Joan Benoit Samuelson, Maine’s most recognizable athlete who continues to serve as an inspiration for women runners around the world, founded the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race, then known as the Peoples Beach to Beacon, in 1998 to benefit children’s charities in Maine. With the help of the bank, Joan’s efforts quickly elevated the annual race to world-class status.

Today, the TD Beach to Beacon 10K is a ‘must’ event on the calendars of elite runners around the globe as well as recreational runners throughout New England. Joan ran the same ocean-side roads while growing up in Cape Elizabeth, just setting out on her path to history. While a senior at Bowdoin College, Benoit entered the 1979 Boston Marathon as a virtual unknown and won, setting a record for American women. Following surgery on her Achilles tendons, she again won the Boston Marathon in 1983. In Los Angeles in 1984, the eyes of the world were watching Joan when she won the first ever women's Olympic Marathon. She has remained a dominant figure and a role model in the running world and women’s athletics ever since.

Click here for more specific information about Joan’s athletic achievements and accomplishments. Joan resides in Freeport with her husband, Scott Samuelson. They have two children, Abby and Anders.

Dave McGillivray

Race Director

Dave McGillivray first gained national prominence in 1978 when he ran across the United States to raise money for the Jimmy Fundy.  Since then, McGillivray has accomplished numerous other inspirational and charitable feats, as well as earned a reputation as one of the world’s premier race directors.

TD Beach to Beacon Race Director Dave McGillivray.

President and Founder of DMSE, Inc. - also known as DMSE Sports -  the company and its 75+ consultants manage more than 30 major road races and charitable events per year. In addition to the TD Beach to Beacon 10K, DMSE manages the B.A.A. Boston Marathon, Feaster Five Thanksgiving Day Run, Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50 at Patriot Place, the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk and the New Balance Falmouth Road Race, to name a few.

Since 1981, DMSE has organized or consulted on more than 900 events, raising millions for charity and earning a reputation as one of the most thorough, well organized race management firms in the U.S.  DMSE’s first event – the Bay State Triathlon at Wright’s Pond in Medford, Mass. – attracted 100 participants and was one of the first triathlons ever held in New England and the nation. McGillivray had competed in the 1980 Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii and brought the concept back to his native Northeast. A triathlete for years, McGillivray competed in eight Ironman triathlons and introduced the inspirational father-son team of Rick and Dick Hoyt to the sport. In January of 2011, he was inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame.

Triathlons were just the beginning for DMSE. As the group organized more athletic events, McGillivray and his staff quickly earned a reputation as detail minded, safety oriented and creative thinkers in the competitive arena of event management. In 1988, the B.A.A Boston Marathon noticed and appointed McGillivray technical director of the world-famous marathon, and in 2001 he was appointed race director – a title he holds today.

As DMSE grew, McGillivray added to his team, hand picking the best in start and finish line management, lead vehicle programs, runner registration and results, while working with local volunteers, race committees and police and fire departments to create a smooth operation come race day. So when Olympic Gold Medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson had an idea for a road race in her hometown of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, she reached out to McGillivray and his team. The TD Beach to Beacon 10K was launched in 1998 (then called the Peoples Heritage Bank Beach to Beacon 10K) and is now among the most popular on the U.S. road race circuit, attracting some of the world’s fastest elite athletes and drawing rave reviews from participants.

Others noticed as well. From the Bellin Run in Green Bay, Wis. and the Lady Speed Stick® Women's Half Marathon Series throughout the U.S. to Run to Home Base at Fenway Park, a DMSE race is known for being safe, organized, technically advanced and produced without flaws. In 2000, McGillivray and his team received the prestigious Race Director of the Year award from Road Race Management.

More recently, McGillivray was inducted into the Road Runners Club of America Long Distance Running Hall of Fame (2017), received the MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Lifetime Achievement Award (2015) and in 2016 was named by Runner's World as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Running. Besides his acclaim as a race director, he is a renowned motivational speaker, philanthropist and endurance athlete. Starting with his 1978 Run Across America, his feats of endurance are legendary – and all for good causes. A partial list of his Jimmy Fund-related accomplishments in the years since includes: Run up East Coast, 1980 (1,520 miles); New England Triathlon, 1981 (1,522 miles); Martha’s Vineyard swim, 1982 (7 miles); 24-hour swim, 1983 (26.2 miles); and a 24-hour bike ride, 1986 (385 miles). Additionally, McGillivray has completed nine Hawaii Ironman Triathlons and 155 marathons in all, including the World Marathon Challenge earlier this year – seven marathons in seven days on seven continents.

McGillivray, 63, also has run 46 straight Boston Marathons, including the last 31 at night after completing his duties directing the world-famous race. McGillivray soon will complete his annual birthday run – running his age in miles – with a 64-mile run. He has completed his birthday run every year since age 12.

In early 2018, McGillivray published a children’s picture book called “Dream Big”, about his first attempt at running the Boston Marathon and based on his 2006 autobiography, “The Last Pick”, which intimately recounts the mental and physical obstacles he faced that led to his 1978 cross country run. His story has inspired countless people to reach their own goals. And in 2019, McGillivray will launch his second children’s illustrative book titled “The Home Run”, which chronicles his 1978 run, with proceeds going to charity.

For more specific information about McGillivray's athletic achievements and professional accomplishments, visit https://www.dmsesports.com/dave-mcgillivray/.



History of Race Beneficiaries

Each year, the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, provides a cash donation of $30,000 to a different Maine charity as a way to support and benefit the state. The chosen organization also benefits from fundraising activities and opportunities as well as publicity through its association with one of Maine’s premiere sporting events. The TD Charitable Foundation has now donated $630,000 to Maine charities over the 20-year history of the TD Beach to Beacon.

2018 Youth Beneficiary - WinterKids

WinterKids is a Maine nonprofit that teaches Maine children to move, learn and explore in the outdoors during winter. Since its founding in 1997, the organization has helped more than 100,000 Maine children to get outside and active with innovative outdoor education programs for preschools and elementary schools in Maine and New Hampshire.

WinterKids named beneficiary of 2018 TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race.

WinterKids provides children, families, schools and communities with 40+ programs and events each year. This year marks the organization’s 20th anniversary of WinterKids’ founding program, the WinterKids Passport, which has afforded thousands of Maine children the opportunity to learn to downhill and cross-country ski, ice skate, snow tube, and snowshoe at 50 participating winter sports partners across Maine. Other programs include Welcome to Winter Festival in Portland, WinterKids Challenge, WinterKids Winter Games, WinterKids FunPass and WinterKids Downhill 24.

WinterKids is guided by its mission to help children develop healthy lifelong habits through education and fun outdoor winter activity. For more information, visit www.winterkids.org, or find WinterKids on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

"WinterKids is a fantastic organization that encourages kids and their families to get outdoors and be active, so they can enjoy our Maine weather year-round. We are excited they have been selected as this year's beneficiary," said Larry Wold, president of TD Bank in Maine. "We couldn’t be happier to have them on board and continue the tradition of great organizations we have had the privilege to work with.”

2017 Youth Beneficiary - Let's Go

Let’s Go! is a program of The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center focused on increasing physical activity and healthy eating for children from birth to age 18. The organization collaborates with schools, child care and out-of-school programs, healthcare practices and community organizations in Maine and New Hampshire to reach children and their families wherever they live, learn, work, and play. Let’s Go! reaches more than 220,000 children, using the 5-2-1-0 healthy habits message – 5 or more fruits and vegetables each day, 2 hours or less of screen time, 1 hour or more of physical activity, and 0 sugary drinks. For more information, visit www.letsgo.org and find Let’s Go! on Facebook.

2016 Youth Beneficiary - My Place Teen Center

My Place Teen Center is a free, year-round, after-school youth development program for kids in Greater Portland. Housed in a 10,000 square foot, 150-year-old building, My Place Teen Center serves approximately 570 youths, ages 10-18, some of whom are at risk, including homeless, disabled, food insecure, cognitively delayed, low-income, immigrants and refugees. In addition to serving 14,500 meals annually, MPTC also provides life-skills development and academic assistance through tutoring, study skills, a learning technology lab as well as science, technology, English, the arts, and math. The structured, supervised curriculum focuses on 21st century skill building and positive youth development. For more information, visit www.MyPlaceTeenCenter.org, call (207) 854-2800 or e-mail President & CEO Donna Dwyer at donna@myplaceteencenter.org. Find MPTC on Facebook and Twitter.

"The TD Charitable Foundation is proud to have the Good Shepherd Food Bank as this year's beneficiary for the TD Beach to Beacon," said Larry Wold, President, TD Bank, Maine. “The efforts of the Good Shepherd Food Bank provided more than 17 million meals to Mainers facing hunger last year, which is an astounding achievement. We are happy to partner with such an amazing and essential organization that supports Maine and we welcome them aboard." - See more at: http://www.wolfenews.com/releases/Good-Shepherd-Food-Bank-Chosen-as-2015-Beneficiary-for-TD-Beach-to-Beacon-10K-Road-Race/03617/#sthash.JDqMmyK7.dpuf
"The TD Charitable Foundation is proud to have the Good Shepherd Food Bank as this year's beneficiary for the TD Beach to Beacon," said Larry Wold, President, TD Bank, Maine. “The efforts of the Good Shepherd Food Bank provided more than 17 million meals to Mainers facing hunger last year, which is an astounding achievement. We are happy to partner with such an amazing and essential organization that supports Maine and we welcome them aboard." - See more at: http://www.wolfenews.com/releases/Good-Shepherd-Food-Bank-Chosen-as-2015-Beneficiary-for-TD-Beach-to-Beacon-10K-Road-Race/03617/#sthash.JDqMmyK7.dpuf

2015 Youth Beneficiary - Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine

Good Shepherd Food Bank distributes nutritious food to 600 partner agencies across the state, including food pantries, meal sites and youth programs. Together with its network, the Food Bank leads a statewide effort to combat the root causes of hunger by engaging in advocacy, nutrition education and strategic partnerships. In 2014, Good Shepherd Food Bank distributed 17.5 million meals to families, children, and seniors in need throughout Maine. For more info, visit www.feedingmaine.org or call 207-782-3554. Find the organization on Facebook and Twitter.

2014 Youth Beneficiary - Rippleffect

Rippleffect is a Portland-based non-profit youth and community development organization leading outdoor adventure programs on Cow Island, in area schools and in the mountains of western Maine. Rippleffect provides Maine youth with opportunities to emerge as leaders among their peers through adventure. Using kayaks, a ropes course, island exploration and more, Rippleffect served over 2,500 Maine children in 2013.  Community generosity makes it possible for young people of all backgrounds to access these outdoor adventure and experiential education programs in the greater Portland area out of Cow Island in Casco Bay. www.rippleffect.net

2013 Youth Beneficiary - The Opportunity Alliance

The Opportunity Alliance is a Portland, Maine-based nonprofit organization providing community-based and clinical programs to children and families throughout Maine. As the Community Action Agency for Cumberland County, the organization annually works with more than 20,000 Maine children, youth, adults, and seniors – individuals, families, and communities. Its services and supports address many of the state’s most pressing needs, including mental illness and substance abuse treatment, homelessness prevention, early childhood education and child care, heating assistance, community building, and advocacy. For more information, contact The Opportunity Alliance at 207-874-1175 or www.opportunityalliance.org.

2012 Youth Beneficiary - The Center for Grieving Children

The Center for Grieving Children is a Portland, Maine-based nonprofit organization providing support to bereaved children and families. The CGC serves more than 4,000 grieving children, teens, families, and young adults each year through peer support, outreach, and education. Offering services at no charge for as long as people need them, the Center’s mission is to provide loving support that encourages the safe expression of grief and loss and fosters each individual’s resilience and emotional well-being. For more information about the Center’s programs and volunteer opportunities, call (207) 775-5216 or visit www.cgcmaine.org.

2011 Youth Beneficiary - Day One

Day One provides substance abuse prevention, intervention, treatment and aftercare programs for Maine youth. The agency targets substance abuse at all stages with a wide-range of programs designed to meet the needs in communities across Maine. Headquartered in South Portland, Maine, Day One has been providing alcohol and drug treatment services since 1973 and mental health services since 1980. For additional information about Day One, including contact phone numbers and e-mails for concerned parents and family members seeking help, visit www.day-one.org.

2010 Youth Beneficiary - Junior Achievement of Maine

Junior Achievement of Maine (JA) is a non-profit organization providing economic education programs that help inspire Maine children to develop the skills, attitudes and behaviors of success in a global economy. Through JA classroom programs and Job Shadow experiences, JA of Maine, based in Portland, brings volunteers from the community face to face with students to make economic concepts relevant, raise aspirations, and challenge the students to excel. For more information on JA of Maine programs or to become a volunteer, call 207-347-4333 or visit online at www.maine.ja.org.

2009 Youth Beneficiary - Maine Handicapped Skiing

Maine Handicapped Skiing (MHS), a non-profit organization that promotes year-round education and training for Maine children with physical disabilities by developing skills and providing enjoyment through active recreation. Based in Newry, Maine, MHS provides lessons in winter and summer, free of charge and with the help of more than 390 volunteers – making it the state’s largest year-round adaptive recreation program for children and adults with physical disabilities. FMI, call 800-639-7770 or visit online at www.skimhs.org.

2008 Youth Beneficiary – Susan L. Curtis Foundation

The Susan L. Curtis Foundation is the sponsor of Camp Susan Curtis, a summer camp dedicated to improving the lives of economically disadvantaged Maine children ages 8-18. The organization provides traditional camping experiences interwoven with a leadership development and life skills curriculum. For more info, visit www.susancurtisfoundation.

2007 Youth Beneficiary – STRIVE

STRIVE is a non-profit organization that serves 400 teens and young adults with intellectual and emotional disabilities by helping them use resources and participate as viable members of the community. Founded in 1999 and based in South Portland, STRIVE offers a range of programs and services through a safe and chem-free environment. For more info, visit www.pslstrive.org.

2006 Youth Beneficiary – Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation (CEEF)

The Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation (CEEF) is a non-profit organization that enriches learning for Cape youth by funding innovative projects. CEEF also works to serve as a resource in helping other Maine towns interested in starting education foundations. CEEF was founded in 2001 by the Cape Elizabeth community with a goal to support the community's tradition of excellence in public education and prepare students for a lifetime of success by fostering a love of learning. www.capeeducationfoundation.org

2005 Youth Beneficiary - Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine, a non-profit youth development organization, provides programs, activities and a nurturing environment to thousands of children in Maine. Combining a safe and supportive environment, trained professional staff and a nationally-recognized “curriculum”, the Clubs focus on developing skills in teamwork, personal health and safety, conflict resolution, resisting peer pressure, and citizenship and community service. www.bgcmaine.org

2004 Youth Beneficiary – Riding To The Top Therapeutic Riding Center

Riding To The Top (RTT) provides therapeutic horseback riding services to children and adults with physical, emotional and/or learning disabilities. Formed in 1993, RTT believes that caring for horses and horseback riding are powerful tools for improving the lives of people with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, brain injury, developmental delays, autism, and for children deemed “at risk.” www.ridingtothetop.org

2003 Youth Beneficiary – Seeds of Peace

Seeds of Peace, founded in 1993 by award-winning author and journalist John Wallach, is recognized as the leading international conflict resolution program for youth. Each summer, hundreds of teens identified as their nation’s best and brightest spend a month at Seeds of Peace International Camp in Otisfield, Maine, living side-by-side with people they have been led to hate. www.seedsofpeace.org

2002 Youth Beneficiary – Opportunity Farm

Opportunity Farm opened in 1910, offering boys a safe home, a good education and hands-on farming skills. Its core mission has remained the same. While its 300 acres still includes a farm, Opportunity Farm has adapted to modern times. The dozens of boys and girls who live at the Farm, usually between the ages of 10 and 13, attend local public schools, participate in extracurricular activities and prepare for many different vocations in life. Daily life at the Farm follows the Family Teaching Program, modeled after the well-known course at Boys Town.

2001 Youth Beneficiary – Kids First

Founded as a partnership between Resources for Divorced Families and the Junior League of Portland Maine, Inc., the Kids First Center fills a much-needed gap in the social services available to children and parents. Through support groups for four different age groups, children are provided with a safe and neutral place to share their experiences and talk about what’s happening to their families. Trained facilitators, who are mental help professionals, design activities that focus on helping children build self-confidence. www.kidsfirstcenter.org

2000 Youth Beneficiary – Turning Point Farm

Set on an idyllic 12-acre, 16-room farmhouse off Route 100 in New Gloucester, Turning Point Farm is for young boys and girls who have been abused or neglected and are in the care of the Maine Department of Human Services. The program is designed to allow for healing and growth while nurturing attachments with others, including animals.

1999 Youth Beneficiary – Camp Sunshine

Camp Sunshine supports critically ill children and their families. The camp has the distinction as one of the only programs in the nation whose mission is to address the impact of a critical illness on every member of the immediate family—the ill child, the parents, and the siblings. www.campsunshine.org

1998 Youth Beneficiary – Big Brothers/Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters has been the nation's preeminent youth-service organization for nearly a century. The service is based on volunteers, and has been a proven success in creating and nurturing relationships between adults and children. www.SoMeBigs.org

 

About TD Bank, the Title Sponsor

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S., providing more than 9 million customers with a full range of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at more than 1,200 convenient locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas and Florida. In addition, TD Bank and its subsidiaries offer customized private banking and wealth management services through TD Wealth®, and vehicle financing and dealer commercial services through TD Auto Finance. TD Bank is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J. To learn more, visit www.tdbank.com. Find TD Bank on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TDBank and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TDBank_US.

TD Bank is the title sponsor of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K.TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is a member of TD Bank Group and a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Canada, a top 10 financial services company in North America. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the ticker symbol "TD". To learn more, visit www.td.com.

About the TD Charitable Foundation
The TD Charitable Foundation is the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, one of the 10 largest commercial banking organizations in the United States. Since its inception in 2002, the Foundation has distributed more than $187.7 million and more than 17,000 grants in charitable donations from Maine to Florida. The Foundation's mission aligns with The Ready Commitment, a new multi-year program that TD launched in March 2018 to help individuals and communities prosper. As part of The Ready Commitment, TD targets CDN $1 billion (US $775 million) in total by 2030 towards community giving in four areas critical to opening doors for an inclusive tomorrow – Financial Security, a more Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities and Better Health. Through The Ready Commitment, TD's aspiration is to link business, products, services, and community giving to help people feel more confident - not just about their finances, but about their future and their ability to achieve their personal goals in a changing world. For further information, visit td.com/thereadycommitment. More information on the TD Charitable Foundation, including the online grant application, is available at TDBank.com.

he TD Charitable Foundation is the charitable giving arm of TD Bank N.A., which operates as TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, and is one of the 10 largest commercial banking organizations in the United States. The Foundation's mission is to serve the individuals, families and businesses in all the communities where TD Bank operates, having made $116.0 million in charitable donations since its inception in 2002. The Foundation’s areas of focus are affordable housing, financial literacy and education, and the environment. More information on the TD Charitable Foundation, including an online grant application, is available at www.TDBank.com. - See more at: http://www.wolfenews.com/releases/Online-Registration-for-2014-TD-Beach-to-Beacon-10K-Closes-in-Record-432-Lottery-Phase-Underway/03303/#sthash.Jlbrwwai.dpuf

 



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