Team Valarie Contributes to Marathon for a Better Life

Marathon for a Better Life lawn mower raffle $25 - contact any member or call 518-291-9238

By Elizabeth Barr

COBLESKILL — Team Valarie was at Ace Hardware supporting the Marathon for a Better Life by selling chicken and taking donations for their raffle. Floyd Manchester and several of his friends are here for Valarie Manchester who passed from cancer a year and a half ago. Floyd Manchester, Valarie’s husband, told me Valarie was employed by Schoharie County for 31 years as a public health nurse and she helped everyone she could. Team Valarie was formed in honor of Valarie Manchester because It is the kind of thing she would do. Team Valarie’s efforts are making a big difference in Schoharie County. Floyd wants everyone to know that the Marathon for a Better Life is a great organization and what they do is amazing and that’s why Team Valarie is here to support them.

Other members of Marathon for a Better Life are raffling off a zero-turn lawnmower for $25 per ticket. Just go to the Facebook page or call the number below if you are interested in a ticket. Every year on the second week in June the Marathon for a Better Life main event. This year’s event will take place at SUNY Cobleskill track infield on June 8 from 10 am to dusk. There are several fundraisers you can participate in, on April 28 at 8 a, Buck Hill Farm Breakfast is sponsoring an event. On May 4th there will be another chicken BBQ at Ace Hardware.

Marathon for a Better Life is now a not-for-profit corporation, a 501©3 and every donation is tax-deductible. The Marathon cannot pay all the bills incurred by cancer patients, but it can help alleviate the pressure of some of the unpaid bills, whether it is medical or otherwise. The money is sent to the cancer patient directly. Three requirements for assistance is you need to be a Schoharie County Resident, currently fighting cancer, and have a need.

Donations may be sent to the following address: Marathon for a Better Life, PO Box 268, Warnerville NY 12187. To contact Marathon for a Better Life, call 518-291-9238 or email marathon@marathonforabetterlife.org.