Editor, Gazette-Journal:

Over 60 runners and walkers came out on Saturday, Nov. 18, for the Second Annual Botetourt Turkey Trot, held at Botetourt Elementary School on Main Street. We had a perfect fall day full of sunshine, laughter and community spirit.

It took a huge community collaboration to put on this event. Numerous monetary sponsors and in-kind donations were made from local businesses featured on this year’s race T-shirts, including Diamond Sponsors—Crutchman, Kelsick Specialty Market and 3 Bowls of Color; Platinum Sponsors—Chick-fil-A and TPMG; Gold Sponsors—Little Caesar’s Tidewater, the YMCA, Gordon Thomas Tree Consultants, Courthouse Family Medicine, Lamb Exterminating, Food Lion, UnderBoats, Colonial Awards; Silver Sponsors—Chesapeake Bank, Gloucester Pharmacy, Bill Hudgins Automotive Inc., with special thanks to Pivot, 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union, Lowe’s, Kona Ice and WXGM radio.

We would also like to thank the followi...