Community Makes “Strong” Showing at 4th annual Pierpole Day 5K

STRONG – HealthReach Community Health Centers is proud to announce that Strong Area Health & Dental Center’s 4th annual Pierpole Day 5K run/walk — a family-friendly event with broad community support — was a great success!

The event started and ended at the Strong Area Health & Dental Center, and featured giveaway items, kids’ games, health education materials, and commendable community engagement.

Thank you to the 50 participants for showing up early in the morning to demonstrate their community’s commitment to health and wellbeing! With their help (the registration “fee” was a food donation) HealthReach was able to restock the Strong Area Health & Dental Center food pantry. The Pierpole Day 5K planning committee would also like to thank everyone who came out to volunteer for the event. Your support is what made this event such a success, and allows us to continue engaging with our community in fun, meaningful ways.

The Board and Staff of HealthReach would like to express their special thanks to Priscilla Bartlett, Practice Manager at Strong (and her steadfast spouse!); Ayla Haines, Care Manager; and Mack McAnirlin, Health Informatics Analyst — who has each volunteered their support for all four Strong Pierpole 5K events since its start in 2022! HealthReach would also like to thank local business supporters, including Anni’s Market, Mainely Provisions, and Poland Spring — all three of Kingfield, Maine.

Place      Time     Bib#       Name

1             24:30    37          Garrett Fontaine

2             25:40    23          Sarah Marin

3             25:50    39          Taylor Reed

4             25:56    46          Paul Gloe

5             26:27    17          Beth Allen

6             26:54    16          Hannah Berten

7             27:31    5             Abigail Hatch

8             29:08    13          Lee Rutigliano

9             30:52    11          Angela Wilkinson

10          31:48    18          Doug Allen

11          32:41    30          Michelle Volz

12          34:08    44          Ashley Adie

13          34:15    19          Luisa Stearns

14          36:38    2             Keegan Collins

15          36:41    1             Chloe Collins

16          37:07    34          Alex Metivier

17          37:07    33          Jim Metivier

18          37:42    26          Kanoa Weess

19          38:42    32          Scarlett Katzenbach

20          38:43    41          Laura Columbue

21          39:59    47          Jinger Johnson

22          44:23    35          Bethany Richards

23          44:24    36          Kali Richards

24          48:52    50          Steve Constantine

25          49:42    25          Bryan Weess

26          51:31    14          Robert Rutigliano

27          52:54    3             Sandra Rogers

28          52:54    4             John Rogers

29          56:18    15          Kaitlyn Berten

30          56:18    42          Everett Bartlett

31          56:25    10          Alexander Moody

32          56:26    8             Morgyn Cornell

33          57:11    7             Jillian Moody

34          57:11    9             Lorrie Moody

35          1:00:09               29          LeeAnna Lavoie

36          1:00:10               31          Robin Mutasa

37          1:01:11               12          Beth Milewski

38          1:01:11               6             Rebecca lane

39          1:06:32               22          Mio Acimenez

40          1:06:54               20          Doris Mitchell

41          1:07:11               28          Mary Reed-Dunn

42          1:07:11               27          Mary Young

43          1:08:21               45          Megan Richardson

44          1:08:21               40          Molly Glidden

45          1:08:27               43          Kate Jaroncyk

46          1:08:27               38          Rebecca Zeed

47          1:08:47               24          Lisa Consciage

48          1:08:47               21          Ann Ping

49          1:13:13               48          Jia Johnson

50          1:13:13               49          Jason Johnson

Strong Area Health and Dental Center is a part of HealthReach Community Health Centers. HealthReach Community Health Centers — headquartered in Waterville, Maine — is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating twelve family medical practices with the mission of serving the otherwise medically underserved. In 2025, HealthReach proudly marks 50 years of delivering high-quality healthcare to the rural communities of Central and Western Maine since its founding in 1975! HealthReach services include general primary and preventative healthcare, including behavioral, substance use disorder, dental, and podiatric care services. To ensure access for everyone, HealthReach accepts Medicare, MaineCare, and major insurance providers, and there are no eligibility requirements to access care through HealthReach; all are welcome. An Affordable Care Program is available to both uninsured and underinsured people. Assistance is available for applications to programs that help with your healthcare and medication costs, including enrollment support for Maine’s Health Insurance Marketplace.

The above is issued in furtherance of HealthReach Community Health Centers’ federally funded health center project. In 2025, HealthReach is projected to receive $4,436,654 in federal assistance, which is estimated as constituting 12% of project costs. Of total project costs for 2025, HealthReach estimates 88% to be financed with non-governmental sources.

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