The 20th annual Moose Jawg Charity Road Race has concluded after taking place on June 15, and now proceeds from the yearly fundraiser have been handed over to the Moose Jaw Health Foundation (MJHF) in support of its ongoing Vision of Tomorrow campaign.

This year’s Moose Jawg Charity Race helped raise $9,250 in support of the health foundation.

Andrea Amiot, owner of The Attic Spin Studio and the race director for her second straight year, stated earlier this summer that her goal was to set a new record for both attendance and funds raised by the annual racing event.

For comparison, the last fundraiser event — accounting for a three-year delay between 2020 and 2022 during the pandemic — raised $5,000 back on July 1, 2019. In 2023, the event raised $3,500.

Amiot’s goal was to have 300 participants registered for this year’s race, and all said, a total of 293 participants were confirmed — not far from her target. In 2019 this number was 260 participants and in 2023 the number was 167.

Now that the results are in, it’s confirmed that both of Amiot’s goals have been achieved.

Since its inception, the Moose Jawg Charity Road Race has raised well over $139,000 in support of the Moose Jaw Health Foundation and has also helped enrich the lives of everyone who participated through the promotion of a healthy lifestyle.

This year’s donation was received by Kelly McElree, director of the MJHF. McElree said proceeds from the 2024 charity race will go toward pediatric rehabilitation services at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital.

“This will be an added bonus to (our health care providers), and we’re thrilled to support pediatric rehabilitation,” he said. “They can use those funds to purchase equipment that they see the greatest need for.”

McElree said the MJHF runs all its campaigns as ground-up campaigns, meaning they are intended to adapt to changing circumstances in the field of healthcare.

“Health care professionals in this hospital come to us and say, ‘Hey, we need some help,’” he explained.

“That’s what we’re here to do,” McElree continued. “We’re never fundraising for the same thing twice because needs change and health care changes. We have to respond as fast as medical professionals have to respond to their patients.

“We greatly appreciate the presenting sponsor Golden West Trailers for being a part of this (as well as all other sponsors), and Andria Amiot and all of her volunteers did just an incredible job,” he concluded.

To learn more about the Moose Jaw Health Foundation and its work in the community, visit MJHF.org.

For more information about the yearly Moose Jawg Charity Road Race, visit MooseJawg.com or contact Andrea Amiot at The Attic Spin Studio by calling 306-690-4814 or visiting TheAtticSpinYogaFitness.com/Contact.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for next year’s run which is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.

Aaron Walker

Reporter

Moose Jaw Express