The Gay Head 10K committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make the fourth annual Gay Head 10K, a Race For the Light, a success.

The race would not have been possible without our generous and supportive sponsors, too many to list in this space.

Volunteers came from on and off Island and included: Shelley Carter, David Eisenberg, Donna Golaski and Leena, Kristina Hook-Leslie, Joseph Lee, Marshall Lee, MVRHS cross country team, Richard Smith and the Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools, Deborah Medders, Tom Murphy, Rosa Parker, Dottie and Barry Sullivan, Jim Vercruysse, Adam Wilson, Sarah Young, and anyone else we may have inadvertently overlooked.

Joe and Marylee Schroeder, as usual, were an invaluable source of help up to and during the race. And the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce rallied for our cause as well. We would also like to extend special thanks to the Aquinnah police department, especially Chief Randhi Belain and Paul Manning, the Aquinnah fire department, Ben Retmier and his team of EMTs, and to the Aquinnah department of public works Director Jay Smalley, Frank Perez, Ben and their crew for all their assistance.

And, of course, many thanks to all the runners from near and far for coming out on what turned out to be a perfect day. Without your participation this could never have happened.

Martha Vanderhoop
Aquinnah