More than 200 runners including current students and their families and alumni from as far as California, combined with the support of local businesses from throughout Westchester and the Bronx, helped raise more than $15,000 in the Xavier E. Flores Memorial Run.
The recent week-long, virtual 5K community-wide event, sponsored by The Stepinac Lady Crusaders, was undertaken in honor of Mr. Flores, a dedicated Stepinac alumnus (Class of 1988) who died of COVID-19 on April 27. All proceeds from the drive will help support Stepinac’s comprehensive COVID-19 measures to protect the health and safety of students, faculty, staff, parents and the community.
“This was the most successful 5K our organization sponsored,” said Laurie Naughton, President of The Stepinac Lady Crusaders, adding: “We are thrilled to be able to donate the much-needed funds to the school in Xavier’s memory.”
Flores was actively involved in his alma mater, helping to raise funds for school programs and serving as co-president of the Crusader Men’s Club. His son, Xavier M. Flores, graduated from Stepinac this past summer as a member of the Class of 2020.
In all, 211 runners participated. There were 45 family sponsors and 15 business sponsors including Benfield Electric Supply, Certus Capital, Domingo’s Deli and Pizza, Domino’s Sugar, Gedney Auto Service, Leros Point to Point, Lombardo’s, Metro Team Sports, Prato Capital, Regal Interiors, Roosters Market, The Rye Roadhouse, Scully Construction, Sisters of the Divine Compassion and The Vinyl King.
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