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Mari's Miles of Smiles to Donate Thousands to Darcey School
Sponsorships grew by more than 30 percent for the second annual event.

Funds raised by sponsorships of the second annual Mari's Miles of Smile 10K run increased by more than 3o percent in 2011. The September event raised enough to allow the Mari Hall Family Foundation to donate $10,000 to the
The foundation will also donate $2,500 to the Autism Spectrum Resource Center in Wallingford.
According to the foundation's winter newsletter, the event also saw a new record of 42:00 set for the women's 10K by Madeleine Marecki of New York. Even more impressive was the winner of the men's race, 10-year-old Brendan Murray of Cheshire!
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