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The First Annual Bed Race to Aid Children (2008)

Thank you for a successful 2008 Bed Race to Aid Children. Over $40,000 was raised to provide beds for children in Monroe County.

 

First Annual Monroe County Bed Race in the Media

Please use this news archive to learn about the 'Now I Lay Me Down' program and the bed race.

Monroe church program provides beds so children can sleep safely

On your mark, get set, go! Bed race to aid 'Now I Lay Me Down'

No fun in children sleeping on floor

Children without beds: Heart-wrenching stories

'We just bought a year's worth of beds'

Terrific bed race

Area residents made bed race a success

 

 

First Annual Monroe County Bed Race Winners

First Place Teen Race Time and Fastest Time overall: Rotary Interact Team

Second Place Teen Race Time: Lutheran High School South

First Place Adult Race Time: Christ Lutheran Church

Second Place Adult Race Time: Bedford Firefighters

First Place Adult Costumes: Library Buccaneers

Second Place Adult Costumes: LaSalle Presbyterian Church - Noah's Ark

Most Unique/Creative Adult Costumes: Blazing' Bed Bugs

First Place and Most Unique/Creative Teen Costumes: Monrobotics

Second Place Teen Bed Costumes: Rotary Interact Team

Judges' Favorite Costumes: Tooth Fairies of Dr. Beattie

 

Click here to save all the photos from the 2008 Bed Race in a zip file.

We would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the 2009 Bed Race to Aid Children:

DTE Energy
LA-Z-BOY
Spartan Insurance Agency
Great Lakes Benefits Inc.
Valpak of Northwestern Ohio
Electrik Beach Tanning Studio
Wal*Mart
Lamour Printing Company
Mercy Memorial Hospital Laboratory
Bedford Township Lions

KOHL'S
Great Lakes Caster Company
QTF Machine Service
Moments In Time Photography
Zinnen Chiropractic
Guardian Self Storage
Tiffany's Pizza
Philidelphia and Damascus Houses
Mrs. Fields
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