TEAM SPOTLIGHT – Slithy Toves

TEAM SPOTLIGHT – Slithy Toves

Nov 20, 2019 | Spotlights

What year did Slithy Toves first run in Relay Iowa? Has the name always been the same? We started running in 2014. The name was always the Slithy Toves. What has been your favorite memory as a team? Our second year we had 9 people, but not all at the same time. One...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – Bill Raine

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – Bill Raine

Mar 5, 2019 | Spotlights

The Very Beginning As we prepare for the 10th year anniversary of Relay Iowa, I’ve been asked to look back. Let’s go to the very beginning, which would be the spring of 2008. My family and I were attending a church that was supporting an orphanage called The...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – Craig Schaefer

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – Craig Schaefer

Feb 21, 2019 | Spotlights

What is your volunteer role with Relay Iowa? I’m fortunate enough to work on what I think is the very best part of the relay, the finish line. I help sign the route into Dubuque and help make sure the finish line experience is a great one for everyone. What made you...
RUNNER SPOTLIGHT – Julie Hoey

RUNNER SPOTLIGHT – Julie Hoey

Feb 13, 2019 | Spotlights

How many times have you run relay Iowa? I have run Relay Iowa 3 times. What team(s) have you run with? I have been the team captain of the Rum Runners for 3 years. What keeps you coming back? We keep coming back because honestly we have so much fun participating in an...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – Lynn Rhein

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – Lynn Rhein

Dec 4, 2018 | Spotlights

What is your volunteer role with Relay Iowa? Board of Directors Secretary & Checkpoint Coordinator What made you commit your time to this event? When Bill approached my husband Scott with the idea of starting this relay, Jill and I thought they were crazy, but we...
TEAM SPOTLIGHT – Dummies

TEAM SPOTLIGHT – Dummies

Nov 14, 2018 | Spotlights

What year did your team first run in Relay Iowa? We ran the very first Relay Iowa in 2010 and have run it every year since. Three members of our team have participated all nine years. What has been your favorite memory as a team? There are too many memories to be able...