Port Jervis Endurance Relay Race Furthers the Cause of Suicide Prevention

The first endurance relay race held at the expanding watershed trails in Port Jervis raised $8,000 for a national organization dedicated to suicide prevention. Race organizers and volunteers presented the check to Maria Idoni, Hudson Valley chapter director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, at Riverside Park on May 14. “They were an amazing group, and we are grateful that they chose [us],” Ms. Idoni told The Epoch Times, adding that besides the donation, the relay race also helped spread awareness about suicide prevention. About 140 runners from Hudson Valley and beyond took part in the endurance race in April, with the goal of finishing as many 3-mile loops as they could over a 12-hour period, with one team completing a total of 25 laps, the most among all....