Following the early morning warm up and prayer for safety, the VP of Customer and Corporate Services, Allan Robinson, signalled the start and the race was on. Residents, ex-pats, locals and tourists alike came out to walk, run and cycle. While all participants scored a victory on the path to a healthier lifestyle, there were a few to cross the finish line first in their categories.
For the 10K run: first male – Lofton Seymour, first female – Lynn Robinson, first child –
Cole Nickson, first FortisTCI male – Nore Verdieu and first FortisTCI female – Kebba Morgan. In the cyclists category Stewart Howard came in first for their 24.5K route and Scotia Bank captured the prize for having the largest corporate group in attendance with 50 employees representing their company. Winning the non-corporate obstacle course challenge was Berg Blein, and winning the corporate obstacle course challenge was Arnold Smith who represented Gansevoort. The final award of the morning was presented to Nadine Johnson, the grand prize raffle winner, who ran away with a health and fitness start up package that included a fitness tracking device, a smart scale, music earbuds for runners, a gym bag, sports armband, a gym membership and a nutritional consultation.
Keeping in line with the theme of ‘Get Fit – Be Healthy,’ breakfast was served to all in attendance and partnering groups were on hand to showcase their organizations and worthy causes. This included representatives from the Cancer Society, the Heart Foundation, the Kidney Foundation, the Red Cross, Nurses from the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, Family Medical Care, Courtyard Chiropractic, Nutrition in Demand and Wrightfully Fit Fitness Centre. Participants were offered free blood sugar and pressure testing, free BMI testing and chiropractic consultation, nutritional guidance and the opportunity to learn more about the country’s non-profit organizations and associations.
FortisTCI extends its deepest thanks to all partners and exhibitors, including: Hon. Porsha Stubbs-Smith representing the Ministry of Health and Human Services, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), FortisTCI 2014 Walk & Run Steering Committee and FortisTCI Staff. Gratitude and appreciation also goes out to the amazing community that came together to make the event the success that it was.
Notes to Editors:
1) FortisTCI Limited (FTCI) became a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortis Inc. located in Newfoundland, Canada in August 2006. Turks and Caicos Utility Limited (TCU), which is the sole provider of electricity on the Islands of Grand Turk and Salt Cay, was acquired by FTCI in August 2012. FTCI is the sole provider of electricity in Providenciales, North Caicos, Middle Caicos, East Caicos and adjacent Cays, and South Caicos. Together the two companies serve approximately 12,800 electricity customers in the Turks & Caicos Islands. The Utilities have an aggregate diesel-fired generating capacity of approximately 75 megawatts. Additional information on FortisTCI can be accessed at www.fortistci.com.
2) Fortis Inc. is the largest investor-owned gas and electric distribution utility in Canada. Its regulated utilities account for 90 per cent of total assets and serve more than 2.4 million customers across Canada and in New York State and the Caribbean. Fortis owns non-regulated hydroelectric generation assets in Canada, Belize and Upstate New York. The Corporation’s non-utility investments are comprised of hotels and commercial real estate in Canada and petroleum supply operations in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States. Fortis Inc. shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade under the symbol FTS. Additional information can be accessed at www.fortisinc.com or www.sedar.com.
CONTACT:
Allan Robinson
VP, Customer & Corporate Services
FortisTCI Ltd
Tel: 649-946-4313 Ext. 2507
Email: arobinson@fortistci.com
