Runners start the race during the Bishop’s 5K at St. Mark’s High School on Nov. 20, 2021. Dialog Photo/Don Blake
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington was back wit the annual Bishop’s 5K run and walk, which was held Nov. 20 at Saint Mark’s High School and also virtually. The total amount raised for Charities programming was not immediately available.
According to Charities, one in every 10 residents of the diocese receives at least one service each year from the organization. Last year, Catholic Charities assisted more than 30,700 individuals in Delaware and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore with a variety of services that included food, clothing, energy assistance, residential and behavioral health programs.
Charities also operates Bayard House, which is the only licensed residential program in Delaware providing food, shelter and direct care to at-risk, homeless, pregnant, and newly parenting teens and young women. The need for services have only increased during the COVID pandemic.
All photos by Don Blake.
The top winners Casey Winnington and Paige Miller with Bishop Koenig at the finish of the Bishop’s 5K at St. Mark’s High School on Nov. 20. Photo/Don Blake
Medals for the winners of each category of The Bishop’s 5K at St. Mark’s High School on Nov. 20. Photo/Don Blake
Jack Dirr, a member of the Knights of Columbus, hands out water at the finish of the Bishop’s 5K at St. Mark’s High School, Saturday on Nov. 20. Photo/Don Blake
Casey Winnington finished first in the Male Open during the Bishop’s 5K at St. Mark’s High School on Nov. 20. Photo/Don Blake
Paige Miller finished first in the Female Open during the Bishop’s 5K at St. Mark’s High School on Nov. 20. Photo/Don Blake
Runners pass the 3-mile mark on the way to the finish line during the Bishop’s 5K at St. Mark’s High School on Nov. 20. Photo/Don Blake
David Duke gives the thumbs up as he crosses the finish line during the Bishop’s 5K at St. Mark’s High School on Nov. 20. Photo/Don Blake
Bishop Koenig says a prayer as runners gather for the Bishop’s 5K at St. Mark’s High School on Nov. 20. Photo/Don Blake
Bishop Koenig says a prayer as runners gather for the Bishop’s 5K at St. Mark’s High School on Nov. 20. Dialog photo/Don Blake
