TEENS PARTICIPATE — Volunteers rest between activities in a
charity triathalon to raise money to benefit Natalie Meadows shown
here with her mother on the right.
"Project Natalie"
Triathalon Raises $2,800
To Help Nine-Year-Old
Eighty-five volunteers
rocked, volleyed and drib
bled through the night to
raise nearly $3,000 to help
cover food and medical
costs for a nine-year-old
girl with a degenerative
brain disease.
Holy Family Church,
Marietta, spearheaded
“Project Natalie,” a
10-hour fundraiser, held
March 27 at Marietta’s
Walton High School to
benefit Natalie Meadows,
whose metachromatic
leuko-dystrophy has left
her requiring 24-hour care.
Other participants in the
interdenominational and
interclub event were East
Side Baptist ; Wheeler High
School; Walton and Mariet
ta High Schools’ Fellow
ship of Christian Athletes;
Young Life, Sprayberry
High School; school Key
Clubs; bands from Wheel
er, Walton, Lassiter, and
Sprayberry High School, as
well as members from lo
cal Methodist, Presbyter
ian and Episcopalian con
gregations.
Volunteers paid $10 each
to rock in rocking chairs,
play basketball and
volleyball from 11 p.m. to
7:30 a.m. The triathalon
was divided into one-hour
intervals with 45 minutes of
each hour spent on one of
the three activities and 15
minute resting. More than
30 participants completed
the course.
In addition to the $10 en
try fee, triathletes went
door-to-door to solicit spon
sors and donations. The
largest group donation
came from the Holy Fami
ly Cheers Group. The
largest individual donation
came from Holy Family’s
Steve Graessle who brought
in $620. Second prize went to
John McClendon of Lassiter
High and third prize to Ka
thy McLoud of Mt. Paran
High, who brought in more
than $100 each.
Plaques and trophies for
the winners were provided
by Creative Engraving
LTD., Roswell. Donations
of food and drink for the
volunteers were provided
by Hardees’, McDonald’s
and Krispy Kreme.
The $2,800 raised by
“Project Natalie” will help
cover some of Natalie’s
food and medical costs. A
normal child until three
years ago, she is now
unable to speak and is fed
through a naso-gastric tube.
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St. Catherine Of Siena Parish
Road Race To Cap Off Festival
St. Catherine of Siena in Kennesaw is
sponsoring a road race on Sat., May 2.
Called the “Sienasaw Road Race,” it will
be the finale of a week-long parish festival
centered around the parish feast day,
April 29.
The race will consist of a one mile fun
run and a four miler for serious runners. It
is open to any interested persons. Cost for
the race is $7. Each runner will receive a T
shirt. Trophies and plaques will be
presented for age groups. For further in
formation about the race call A1 Ceccarelli
at 428-2814.
On Monday, April 27, beginning at 11:30
a.m., the first Sienasaw Men’s Golf Tour
nament will be held at Pinetree Country
Club. The Ladies Guild is sponsoring an
essay contest for young writers on what St.
Catherine’s parish means to them, as part
of the week-long activities. A family sup
per will be held at the parish hall on Tues
day at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29, a Mass will be
celebrated for parish benefactors with an
ice cream social afterwards, sponsored by
the teens of the parish. A choral group will
entertain at 7 p.m. on Thursday and a
dinner-dance is scheduled for Friday, May
1, at 7 p.m. in the parish hall.
Persons interested in participating in
any of these events may call 428-7139 for in
formation. The festival's purpose is to
bolster parish participation and to raise
money for the new church.
The parish plans to make the festival an
annual affair. Its name, Sienasaw, is
derived from Siena and Kennesaw.
