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Newsletter 2015
Newsletter 2015
Winter 2015
Members of GWA Marching Band and supporters at the Fun Run in July. For the
article and more photos of the event, see Page 3.
Fun Run
flies high
in 2014
n July 26 in Monroe, Ga.
more than 100 people gathered to complete a fun run in
honor of the Ryan A. Hayn Memorial
Fund.
Dressed up as their favorite superheros, band students, parents, Ryans
friends and supporters all came out to
complete a 5K and to raise money for
the fund.
After the run, awards were given
out for notable costumes, including
most creative and best sidekick, with
the best overall costume awarded to
Jackie Harlan for her Captain America
costume.
New fund President Nigel Conton
addressed the crowd and talked about
Ryans commitment to and love of the
GWA marching band and how he
returned year after year to camp to
help students develop leadership skills.
The Ryan Fund has been able to
supplement the band by buying
instruments, equipment and music,
Conton said. We want to honor
Ryans memory by supporting the
band that was so much a part of his
life.
Above, left, GWA Guard member Aubrey Mathewson's parents Scott and Sheila
keep runners hydrated. Above right, Ninja Turtle Cheryl Hayn and Spiderman
Nigel Conton look on while current band mom Lynn Miles presents Stagg
Greene's daughter a costume award.
Runners, donned in their superhero finest, charge across the starting line. Right,
Shelle McDonald, friend and co-worker of Ryan's from Panama City, Fla., poses
with the run t-shirt designed by Allison Hayn.
A Memory of Ryan
By Mike Levy
Board Member