Saturday morning the Kiwanis Club of Bainbridge held their annual River Run, where they had 65 runners participate and raise money for good causes.

Through the run, the Kiwanis Club raised more than $4,500 to help with projects throughout the year. Some of the projects include purchasing dictionaries for third grade students in Decatur County, donating to the Friendship House to help with the cost of their annual beach trip for the kids, Man of the Year, outstanding students/teachers awards in Decatur County, helping purchase a flag drop box and purchasing a wheel chair swing for one of the parks in Bainbridge.

The club knows it would not have been a success without the participants, sponsors and businesses that donated items to the Kiwanis Club members and family.

The club had 43 runners participate in the 10K and 22 runners participate in the 5K. The 10K had a six-year old participant, Junah Wyatt and the 5K had a 12-year old participant, Zoie Hampton.

Both of the runs had veteran runners and new faces. The 10K male overall winner was Tim Qualls of Tallahassee, Florida with a time of 40:58:34 and the 10K female overall winner was Nancy Proctor of Tallahassee with a time of 48:14:92.

The 5K male overall winner was Duane Evans from Crawfordville, Florida with a time of 19:46 and the 5K female overall winner was Julia Sura from Tallahassee with a time of 27:24:63.

The overall winners received engraved wooden boat paddles for their success and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each age category received a medal.

The Kiwanis Club said they are so thankful for the positive feedback they received and the participation in the annual event.