Press Release - Grandma's Marathon - 7/1/13

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
            Grandma's Marathon 2013 Volunteer of the Year

(Duluth, Minn.) Grandma's Marathon has announced its 2013 Don Fennessy 
Volunteer of the Year. Al and Jan Swanson received the award at the 
organization's volunteer appreciation event last night at Grandma's Sports 
Garden.
 
Since 1985, Al and Jan have been racecourse timers for Grandma's Marathon. 
The duo is responsible for setting up and running the timing clock at the 
13.1-mile mark.

Jan has also volunteered for the ALS Blizzard Tour and the John Beargrease 
Sled Dog Marathon and has worked with earthquake victims in Haiti. She 
enjoys a profession in physical therapy, while Al works as a commercial 
carpenter. The Swansons have four children and enjoy spending free time 
watching them participate in sports.

The Grandma's Marathon Don Fennessy Volunteer of the Year Award is given 
annually to an individual or group of individuals who have donated a 
tremendous amount of time volunteering for Grandma's Marathon and in doing 
so have assisted in the success and enjoyment of the event and its 
operation. It is named after Don Fennessy who passed away in 2011. 
Fennessy, a 2004 Grandma's Marathon Hall of Fame inductee, was an original 
member of both the Grandma's Marathon board of directors and Young Athletes 
Foundation committee.

For more information, visit www.GrandmasMarathon.com or call (218) 
727-0947.

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