Helen Haller fun run celebrates Earth Day, raises funds

By Michael Dashiell • May 4, 2022 1:30 am
Ava Schoessler (second from left) and Weston Webb, first-graders at Helen Haller Elementary, enjoy the school's annual Fun Run, held on Earth Day (April 22). Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Helen Haller Elementary School’s Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) held the school’s annual Fun Run, sometimes held in November as a Turkey Trot, on Earth Day (Friday, April 22). The event raised $8,044.04; the original goal, organizers said, was to raise $5,000.

From left, Brayden Smith, Ethan Robbins, Abigail Whitlock and Olive Gockerell, first-graders in Kelly Miller's class at Helen Haller Elementary, enjoy the school's annual Fun Run, held on Earth Day (April 22). Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
Assistant principal Sarah Decker gets a hug from first-grader Ava Korwel at Helen Haller Elementary's School's annual Fun Run, held on Earth Day (April 22). Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
First-graders kick off Helen Haller Elementary's School's annual Fun Run, held on Earth Day (April 22). Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
First-grader Olivia Wright and her teacher Ione Marcy share a moment at Helen Haller Elementary's School's annual Fun Run, held on Earth Day (April 22). Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell