The first Geary Community Hospital Chase for a Cause on Saturday raised $3,200 for charities.

That number was provided by one of the coordinators for the brand new 5K walk / run Nikki Davies. “But I think for the first year we set our expectations to be at probably 100 runners, and we came out with 162 today.” The initial fundraising goal was to raise approximately $1,500 to $2,000 but that mark was easily topped.

Twenty dollars from a participant’s registration fee was designated by that participant to a local charity organization. The top recipients included $620 for Delivering Change, and $580 for both the Friends of Animals and the Luke David Memorial Scholarship Fund.

The first place finisher in the 5K was Samuel Kotei, Fort Riley, in 16:59.79. The top female finisher was Susan Kanoui, Fort Riley, in 18:55.86.   Master’s category champions included Alex Murray, Fort Riley for the men in 19:18.53 and Alice Stuckey for the women in 24:33.85.

Cool weather and a light rain greeted the runners on Saturday morning.

Cash prizes and trophies  were presented to the top finishers during a ceremony at the conclusion of the 5K event which started and ended at Geary Community Hospital. After the event was completed  more donations were till expected to be received.