Virtual PigAbilities Race Takes Place and Goodwill is Honored to be Invited!

As the Title Sponsor of the PigAbilities event which is part of the annual Flying Pig Marathon each year, Ohio Valley Goodwill was delighted to be invited to participate in a “virtual” PigAbilities race which took place in Mariemont on June 3rd. Originally scheduled to take place during the first weekend in May, the PigAbilities event was re-scheduled due to the COVID-19 crisis and is now being held in conjunction with the Queen Bee Half Marathon in early October. PigAbilities is designed to provide an opportunity for athletes of all abilities to participate in the festivities of the Cincinnati Marathon weekend in an accessible and welcoming way. Goodwill is proud to be the Title Sponsor of the PigAbilities event for the fifth year in a row.

The “virtual” PigAbilities race was held at the request of two of the athletes along with their coaches, Claire Lynch, Meghan Leonard, Alli Lynch and Rachael Colaw,   in the village of Mariemont and included a one mile course. The families of the athletes had arranged for a bagpiper to be there to play both before and after the event and dozens of on-lookers and cheerleaders were on hand to support the athletes during the one mile race. The two athletes had been training for the one mile run for weeks beforehand. Channel 5 news along with PigWorks Executive Director, Iris Simpson-Bush and Pig team members were on hand for the big event. Goodwill Representative, Sharon Hannon, Marketing Director, was thrilled to be asked to help cheer on the athletes and to hold the Finish Swine banner. Our most sincere congratulations to Claire, Meghan, Alli and Rachel on their outstanding achievement! To find out more about PigAbilities, please visit http://flyingpigmarathon.com/events/pigabilities/