Mission 500 Raises Over $95,000 at Seventh Annual Security 5K/2K

Mission 500, a non-profit initiative focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, raised over $95,000 at its seventh annual Security 5K/2K Run/Walk and related sponsorships at this year’s ISC West.

 

“The excitement level, volunteer and donor participation, and individual fund raising efforts for Mission 500 were stronger than ever at ISC West this year,” said Jeff Eichenlaub, Director of Strategic Partnerships for Mission 500. “We are truly grateful to each and every corporation and individual sponsor that supports our goal of assisting children in need, by providing the essential items and support to help improve their lives today and in the future.”

 

Proceeds from the April 7th event will support children in the U.S. through the Rebuilding Hope at Home program, which provides academic scholarships, school supplies, and essential items like clothing, personal hygiene supplies, and building materials, as well as disaster response and training for community organizations to empower young people.

 

Fifteen 5K/2K participants became members of the 500 Club, which recognizes volunteers who raise $500 or more for Mission 500. This fundraising added more than $15,000 to the final fundraising total of $25,000. Members of the 500 Club received a custom Mission 500 Yeti Tumbler and were also invited to take part in an essay-writing sweepstakes for a chance to win a pair of NASCAR tickets and a tour of the garage and pit area. The winning essay was written by Ronnie Pennington of Altronix.

 

The top fundraising team was Pelco by Schneider Electric, donating a total of $4,424 in individual and company-matched donations. Pennington was also the top individual fundraiser with $3,250, followed by Liz Cohen of Anixter with $1,000, which is to be matched by her employer. Max Burgess, Jeff Gardner and Sharon Shaw each raised more than $1,000. Pennington was honored with a trophy presented by Robert Laughlin and Rick Caruthers of Galaxy Control Systems, which sponsored the award.

 

Pelco by Schneider Electric hosted a customer appreciation party at Drai’s nightclub, which drew 800 attendees. At the event, Mission 500’s Advisory Board Member George Fletcher spoke about child poverty in the U.S. Pelco also featured Cocktail for a Cause, where attendees were invited to try a complimentary specialty blue drink and encouraged to donate to the Mission 500 cause during the event. Guests at the event also received complimentary snapshots, where donations to Mission 500 were also accepted.

 

Medal winners and sponsors were acknowledged at the Security 5K/2K awards ceremony, where Mission 500 also honored Sean Sportun of Mac’s Convenience Stores with its seventh Mission 500 Humanitarian Award, which honors individuals in the security industry who make important contributions to those in need. Alliance Security was the sixth recipient of Mission 500’s Corporate Social Responsibility Award.

The Security 5K/2K Mission 500 Race at the 2016 ISC West Expo in Las Vegas was a collaboration between United Publications, publishers of Security Systems News; ISC West and their parent, Reed Exhibitions; World Vision and Mission 500.

 

Event sponsors were Alarm.com, Altronix Corporation, AXIS Communications, LRG Marketing Communications, Napco and Starlink, Pelco by Schneider Electric, Safety Technology International, Inc. & Scan Source Security.

 

The T-shirt sponsor was DMP, COPS Monitoring was the timing sponsor, Bosch was the race bibs sponsor, race bags were sponsored by Monitronics, Avigilon was the medal sponsor, starting line banner and top fundraiser award sponsor was Galaxy Controls, Water table was sponsored by PSIA, Brivo sponsored the kilometer marker, and the sponsors for the bag inserts included Boon Edam and Qolsys. For the first time, CMAC, also gave a special discounted rate as a Transportation sponsor. Freeman supported the event with the stage, AV and other logistics and equipment.

 

This year Mission 500 launched an award to honor the exhibitors who register the highest percentage of team members attending ISC West. Mission 500 is proud to announce Paxton Access as the winner of this new award.

 

Race winners in various age categories included:

• First Place Overall Female Runner: Carly Overman, 20:34

• First Place Overall Male Runner: Erick Heller, 18:46

• First Place Female 20-29 Category: Cathy Hartwell, 22:52

• First Place Male 20-29 Category: Donald McClure, 19:25

• First Place Female 30-39 Category: Ainsley Close, 22:30

• First Place Male 30-39 Category: Michael Zuidema, 20:07

• First Place Female 40-49 Category: Amanda Hoskins, 21:46

• First Place Male 40-49 Category: Adam Stroud, 19:27

• First Place Female 50-59 Category: Martha Entwistle, 25:05

• First Place Male 50-59 Category: Scott Hollis, 21:52

• First Place Female 60+ Category: Becki McKee, 32:00

• First Place Male 60+ Category: Michael Welles, 24:06


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