Operation Honor 5K raises $5,000 to assist local veterans

Provided photos: Operation Honor welcomed about 50 participants for a 5K in Medina on Nov. 9.

The top finishers in the race included Jose Miguel Silva for males and Heather Mundion for the females.

MEDINA – Operation Honor, a local organization that assists veterans, held its 7th Annual 5K on Saturday, Nov. 9, with 50 participants and raised $5,000.

The first male finisher was Jose Miguel Silva with a time of 17:33 and the first female finisher was Heather Mundion with a time of 27:22.

The annual 5K starts and ends at the Junior Wilson Sportsman Club on Bates Road.

Operation Honor is a 501(c)3 non-profit that supports veterans in Orleans County, helping to cover utility bills, car payments, or purchasing heating pellets for veterans in need. Operation Honor has assisted one veteran with the cost of registering a wheelchair-adapted van.

The organization this year is joining in Wreaths Across America, where remembrance wreaths will be placed at the newer veterans’ section at Mount Albion Cemetery. The wreaths are $17 each and can be purchased online (click here). There will be a ceremony at the cemetery on Route 31 in Albion at noon on Dec. 14. Volunteers are welcome to help place the wreaths.

Jenn Thom, Operation Honor director, also said Salon de Coiffeur recently held a basket raffle with Operation Honor the designated beneficiary.  Salon de Coiffeur raised $2,170 for Operation Honor.