Schroon Lake Arts Council's Big 2013

This time a year ago, Clare Whitney was a bundle of nervous energy. Then a Junior at Schroon Lake Central School, it was on the eve of organizing her first ever 5K Run to raise funds for her favorite charity: a project to supply school lunches for hungry kids in Nicaragua.

“I had never done anything like this ever. I had two people pre-register and I had no idea how many would show up. We had 45 at the run that day. I was ecstatic,” Clare told Schroon Laker today.

That event raised more than $5,000, Clare’s goal this year “The most surp part for me was how a small town like Schroon could come out and raise so much money.

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Our Precious Lake

This time a year ago, Clare Whitney was a bundle of nervous energy. Then a Junior at Schroon Lake Central School, it was on the eve of organizing her first ever 5K Run to raise funds for her favorite charity: a project to supply school lunches for hungry kids in Nicaragua.

“I had never done anything like this ever. I had two people pre-register and I had no idea how many would show up. We had 45 at the run that day. I was ecstatic,” Clare told Schroon Laker today.

That event raised more than $5,000, Clare’s goal this year “The most surp part for me was how a small town like Schroon could come out and raise so much money.

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