1st Annual Rolling Hills Classic

Wow! What a great day. This is Jennifer Saunders by oldest daughter. She had an idea some months ago to develop an event to support Autism. She has an amazing heart and desire to be of service. I think none of realized until today how much work she had gone to singlehandedly over the past year. Calling, talking, and meeting with people to pull this event off. She created a fun run and a 5 and 10 k run in Rexburg, Idaho. She got sponsors to donate money and materials and prizes for this event. I have to say there were times that it appears she had had a phone implant done because she was always talking to someone about something none of us understood. I would have to say that it was a grand success for her 1st year. Her next year should be even greater. She loves athletic things and has certified as a personal trainer. She has some clients and has started her own line of clothing called Buttingear. (get it Butt in gear) These pictures will hopefully show some of what went on. Congratulations Jennifer, You did it!
The day started off by preregistration folks picking up there shirts and bags for the race, and new registrants signing up for whichever race they were interested in. That part was a little crazy and will be tweeked abit in the coming years. This is a breed of people who go about the country doing races and marathons. There were singles, married and families joining in the races. As young as 5 or 6 and as old as 60 plus. This is serious business to these folks. Some are really out to win and others love to run for a cause.
Miss Rexburg Miss Merrill singing the national anthem. Then they were instructed where each race course would go and then off to the starting line. In the meantime, the booth folks were fininshing up including the national guard who brought a great blow up play area for the kids to play on. There was a petting zoo where a minuture horse was as well as a little goat and a bunny. There was icecream, milk,watermelon and bananas. Great Harvest came to provide delicious bread for all the patrons of the day. There were health booths, a dentist office, mobile library, crisis intervention group and much more.

There are Jennifers husband parents, Bob and Joyce Saunders. Shane is definitely a fan!

This is Amber my second daughter, Jennifers younger sister who came has support and to take pictures for her.



This is the finish line where JJ and her mentor are standing as well as those recorders of time and numbers are sitting on the curb. Ashley my youngest daughter and her roomate Kara and our friend Tanisha who also ran the 5K.

This is a cute Jamba Juice banana guy who came to advertise for Jamba. He was in good humor for the day.



This is the Dare car, to promote being drug free to the kids and adults alike. He would turn his sirens and lights on, the children loved it of course.