KENOZA LAKE, NY — The Turtle Trot 10K and 10K relay will take place on Saturday, July 14, with the walk starting at 7:30 a.m. and the run starting at 8 a.m. Both start and finish at the Kenoza Lake Firehouse. There will be T-shirts for the first 50 registered participants, post-race refreshments, awards and raffle prizes.

The event is a benefit for families in Sullivan County impacted by a life-threatening illness. The benefit fund was set up in memory of two of April Ackermann’s family members who died young. She said, “My dad, Doug Ackermann, was a dairy farmer who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and passed away in January of 2010 at the age of 48. My cousin, Brenna Darling, was an X-ray technician who was diagnosed with breast cancer and passed away in April of 2014 at the age of 33.”

The entry fee is $30 on race day, and checks should be made payable to CFOS Doug Ackermann and Brenna Darling Memorial Fund and mailed to April Ackermann 322 Mueller Rd., Cochecton, NY 12726

Register at catskillstiming.com or on race day starting at 6:30 a.m. at the firehouse. For more information contact April Ackermann via email at farmer ack@yahoo.com or phone 845/701-9054