The Boys & Girls Club of Fall River sponsored the Second Annual John Correiro Memorial 5K race on October 15, 2007, in order to raise funds for youth programs. One hundred twenty runners lined up on Bedford Street for the Sunday afternoon race that commandeered Oak Grove Avenue, New Boston Road, Eastern Avenue and Bedford Street. Runners and walkers had a cool, crisp fall day on which to complete the course, a heart-healthy event for everyone involved. For more information about the Boys & Girls Club, call Club Director Peter McCarthy at 508-672-6340 or e-mail him at pmccarthy@fallriverma.org
 

(Top row, left) Runners gather on Bedford Street awaiting the starting gun. (Top row, center) Board member Bob Bogan signals the runners as Board Member Irene Orlando prepares to fire the starting gun. (Top row, right) runners take off in front of the Robert F. Stocio / FIRST FED Youth Center of the Boys & Girls Club. (Middle row, left) Bill Kelly and Dan Ravenell run up Oak Grove Avenue on the first leg of the race. (Middle row, center) First place winner Mike Norton of East Falmouth easily outpaces his competitors as he completes the Eastern Avenue leg of the race. Heidi Westerling of Narragansett was the first place winner in the women's division. (Middle row, right) Hanalo Abarca pulls his four-year-old son Nicholas as he completes the race on Bedford Street. (Bottom row, left) A runner passes Colby Bednarz and Tony Ouk on Bedford Street. (Bottom row, center) Eight-year-old Brenda McDonald of Fall River crosses the finish line at the Boys and Girls Club with a time of 25:29. (Bottom row, right) Volunteers Karen McDonald and Justin Correiro from Fall River return with Matt and Heidi Laderer from East Providence after helping to secure the route from traffic.