STRONG – HealthReach Community Health Centers is proud of the continued success of our annual Pierpole Day 5K! This year’s 5th annual 5K event started and ended at the Strong Area Health & Dental Center, and featured giveaway items, kids’ games, a tie dye station, health education materials, and lots of laughter!

Thank you to the 45+ participants for showing up early in the morning to participate and support your community! With the help of your food donation “registration fees”, HealthReach was able to restock the Strong Area Health & Dental Center food pantry. 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 also like to thank all of our volunteers who helped make the day a success, and extend a special thanks to Priscilla Bartlett, Practice Manager at Strong and her husband, Ayla Haines, Per Diem RN, and Mack McAnirlin, Health Informatics Analyst — who have each volunteered their support for all five Strong Pierpole Day 5K events since its start in 2022! HealthReach would also like to thank local business supporters, including Mainely Provisions, Poland Spring, and MaineGeneral EMT.

1	52	0:25:06	Terrie Hoops
2	58	0:28:18	Celia Jay Rose
3	59	0:28:19	Landon Marble
4	56	0:28:29	Lee Rutigliano
5	51	0:28:59	David Hoops
6	69	0:30:17	Laura Columbia
7	92	0:30:26	Luisa Stearns
8	84	0:30:26	Alexandra Harbour
9	80	0:30:26	Ashley Adie
10	55	0:32:44	Dominic Bachelder
11	67	0:33:22	Liam Monaham
12	66	0:33:27	Renae Ladd
13	60	0:36:39	Kristen Welch
14	54	0:37:59	Samantha Batchelder
15	77	0:41:48	Anabelle Pina
16	79	0:41:49	Robert Pina
17	61	0:44:35	Peggy Pinkham
18	85	0:46:40	Alex Moody
19	91	0:46:40	Andrew Bracy
20	89	0:49:59	Erica Bracy
21	65	0:52:31	Sandra Rogers
22	64	0:52:31	John Rogers
23	76	0:53:50	Kimberly pina
24	57	0:54:40	Robert Rutigliano
25	86	0:55:30	Jillian Moody
26	87	0:55:30	Lorrie Moody
27	70	0:56:35	Rebecca Mitchell
28	88	0:58:04	Aisling Moody
29	68	0:58:54	Mary Ellen Dunn
30	63	0:59:20	Matthew Lane
31	90	0:59:20	Robert Webster
32	82	1:07:10	Faye York
33	83	1:07:15	Stiles York
34	72	1:07:38	Sprite York
35	71	1:07:58	Megan Richardson
36	73	1:07:58	Molly Reed
37	94	1:08:04	Ezra Martinez
38	62	1:08:08	Rebecca Lane
39	95	1:08:08	Summer Martinez
40	81	1:12:20	June Trexel
41	85	1:12:20	Alex Moody
42	75	1:12:20	Ann Pina

Founded in 1986, Strong Area Health Center is a part of HealthReach Community Health Centers — headquartered in Waterville, Maine. HealthReach is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating 11 family medical practices and 2 school-based health centers with the mission of serving the otherwise medically underserved. HealthReach delivers high-quality, accessible healthcare services, including general primary and preventative healthcare, behavioral healthcare, substance use disorder treatment, 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 received $4,436,654 in federal assistance, which is estimated as constituting 12% of project costs. Of total project costs for 2025, HealthReach estimates 88% financed with non-governmental sources.

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