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On Friday evening, members of the mighty Midwest Garrison attended a St. Baldricks event in Franklin Park, Illinois. We posed for pictures, handed out trading cards, played with a balloon, and Stormtrooper TK-523 got his head shaved!! Barry also raised $346.00 to go toward conquering kids cancer! Ho...

It was Team Imperial Walkers 19th McLean County Relay for Life!!

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On July 22nd, 2023 Mclean County had their Relay for Life. The event raised almost $125,000 direct funds. Team Imperial Walkers represented. The event lasted 6 hours and was attended by the following troopers: Jeremy Wilcox Thomas Durbin Barry W. Benecke II Team Imperial Walkers raised a total of $2...

06/12/22-Sun National Kidney Foundation, walk for kidneys Event location: Diversey Harbor, Chicago On June 12th, 2022, Team "Living Donors Rock the Walk", participated in our 3rd kidney walk. We walked just over 3 miles, and the team was made of living kidney donors, of which TK-523 is a part of. In...

06/19/22-Sun The American Lung Association's Fight for Air Stair Climb Event place: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Indirect funds: $345,000 Direct Funds: $351.00 This event raised money for the American Lung association. I climbed the stairs of Soldier Field, going around the course, twice, and Ba...

McLean County Relay for Life Date: 07/23/2022 Place: Corn Crib, home of the Normal, Il Cornbelters Direct funds raised: $3,472.11 Indirect funds: $70,082.78 Team Imperial Walkers, usually do the McLean County Relay for Life in June, this years event took place in late July. The event was a combinati...

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This would be team "Imperial Walkers" 17th McLean County Relay for Life. The pandemic has made things different. The committee for the RelayForLife, chose to make the Relay this year, into a scavenger hunt, with photo booths placed over 3 different towns. The Imperial Walkers, being a costumed team,...

06/27/21-Sun National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, Walk for Kidneys Venue: Montrose Harbor, Chicago On Sunday June 27th, I represented the Midwest Garrison , doing the Walk for Kidneys, for the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. I joined a team of fellow kidney donors, and we walked 2 miles a...

06/19/21- Sun American Lung Association's Fight For Air Stair Climb Venue: Soldier Field On June 19th, I represented the Midwest Garrison doing the Fight for Air Stair Climb, for the American Lung Association. I chose the more challenging course, doing over 2,000 stairs. I had to raise $150.00 minim...

With this being a most unusual year, team Imperial Walkers were not sure if the McLean County Relay would be canceled. It went from a 12 hour event, but with it being the year of Covid, the Relay staff decided it would be a 3 hour drive through a drive lined with luminaria bags. Because the event wa...

TK-523, Fundraiser!!

In this year of the Pandemic, I was able to hold my first,and probably only fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, with the money raised going toward team Imperial Walkers, Relay for Life cancer walk. This event happened outside the entry fence of the Walmart at 900 S. Rte 83, Villa Park, Illin...

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This was the Midwest Garrisons team Imperial Walkers 15th McLean County Relay for Life. It was a weather shortened event, rain and high winds managed to calm down for the start of the Relay, but it was determined that the Relay would shut down at 11pm, due to incoming thunderstorms. Team Imperial Wa...

A rare Saturday fundraiser. I usually am scheduled to work 7 am to 4 pm on Saturdays. For some reason, I have been getting many Saturdays off. That is okay though, as I had one of my highest totals raised as you can read in my mission report. The sidewalk outside the exit doors Walmart 900 S, Rte 83...