Invisible Triwizard Trimile Raises $5,000 for Literacy

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE AMAZING WIZARDS, BEASTS AND MUGGLES WHO PARTICIPATED AND SUPPORTED OUR 2020 INVISIBLE TRIWIZARD TRIMILE LITERACY FUNDRAISER!    

In 2020, our annual Potter in the Park festivities were placed under a vanishing spell by the forces of darkness, so we offered a virtual Triwizard TriMile challenge event. To adhere to social distancing guidelines, wizards were granted the choice of challenges to complete between Harry’s birthday (July 31) and Hogwarts Move-In Day (Aug. 30):

1. The Invisibility Cloak Journey: Racers followed their own path through the wizarding world and raced 3 miles their way -- their pace, their space.

2. The Marauder's Map Quest: Racers ventured into the Forbidden Forest of Bisset Park (Radford) and used a map and clues to complete the 3-mile course, find the 7 hidden Horcruxes to defeat He Who Must Not Be Named, and to solve Tom Riddle’s riddles to decode the secret message.

Congratulations to ALL racers who demonstrated the courage, power, and strength to conquer the Triwizard TriMile Challenges!  

We are so very grateful to our incredible event sponsors, whose generous contributions helped us raise more than $5000 in muggle money so we can continue to share the magic of literacy with local adults! What a great accomplishment for a virtual event thanks to the generosity of our awesome community -- especially during this critical time. 

THANK YOU so much to the 171 wizards and magical creatures who ventured out from the cupboard under the stairs to participate in the Invisible Triwizard TriMile!

RACE AWARDS

MEDALS FOR THE RACE CHAMPIONS AND AGE GROUP WINNERS WERE GENEROUSLY DONATED BY NEW RIVER ENGRAVING. 

A big Harry Hurray for this year’s Triwizard Champions!

IN THE WOMEN’S DIVISION,

OUR CHAMPION IS ADDIE MECOM,

WHO RACED A SPEEDY 25:12:00

IN THE MEN’S DIVISION,

OUR CHAMPION IS ANDERSON NORTON,

WHO RAN A LIGHTNING FAST 17:40:00

We had so many wizards who raced faster than a seeker on a Nimbus 2000.  

Here are our age group winners:

AGES 3-5; MALE: BECKETT HAYES, NO FEMALES IN AGE GROUP

6-9; MALE: JAKE HAYES,  FEMALE: ANA MORALES 

10-12; MALE: ISAAK WISNIOSKI, FEMALE: ISABELL PETRY

13-15;NO MALES IN AGE GROUP:  FEMALE: LYDIA KIPP 

16-19; MALE: MALCOLM ORRANGE, FEMALE: MADISON ALTIZER

20-29; MALE: ADAN OLIVARES, FEMALE: TAYLOR SINK

30-39; MALE: SALOMON TOVAR, FEMALE:  JOCELYN SALDONA

40-49; MALE: PAUL TAYLOR, FEMALE: KIM MECOM

50-59; MALE: JAY ABBOTT, FEMALE: BARBARA LYONS

60-69; MALE: EDWARD LYONS, FEMALE: LYNN HENDERSON   

70 AND OLDER. N/A

Congratulations to all our winners

and all our competitors! 

A leaderboard of all racers’ submitted times is posted here.

Medals and racer packets (including t-shirt for wizards and bandannas for creatures, lightning bolt tattoo, SPEW button compliments of Radford Public Library, and a handcrafted wand) will be available for pick up or US mail delivery in mid-September. Racers will be notified by owl/email when race packets and race medals are available. 

COSTUME CONTEST

This year’s event once again included 3 costume contests -- for youth, adults, and pets. 

Thank you all for your creativity and enthusiasm for the costume contest!

Our judges, represented by the public libraries in the NRV, chose the following wizards and magical creatures as winners:

Check out photos of the Costume Contest winners here!

IN THE YOUTH COSTUME CONTEST DIVISION, 

OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER IS ABBY MECOM

OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER IS JO JO & LYRA PICHE_

THIRD PLACE PRIZE GOES TO BECKETT & JAKE HAYES

AND HONORABLE MENTION WAS AWARDED TO _RIGEL GRAYBILL

IN THE ADULT COSTUME CONTEST DIVISION,

OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER IS LIZ ALTIZER & KATE BRENNAN

OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER IS _THE COLDWELL BANKER TEAM

THIRD PLACE PRIZE GOES TO _DIANNE HALL

AND HONORABLE MENTION WAS AWARDED TO _RHONDA WHALING, GEORGE ROGERS, JAMES AND KIKI MCGRATH, LYNN HENDERSON, AND SARAH BALLARD AND CREW

IN THE PET COSTUME CONTEST DIVISION,

OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER IS REESE THE AETHONIAN WINGED HORSE

OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER IS MACY HARLAN THE HUFFLEPUP SEEKER

THIRD PLACE PRIZE GOES TO STEFFI LYONS

AND HONORABLE MENTION WAS AWARDED TO RUDI

PHOTO GALERY

WAVING OUR MAGIC WANDS AND USING OUR TIMETURNERS IN THE HOPES WE CAN ALL BE IN PERSON AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR’S EVENT, ALWAYS THE SATURDAY BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF HOGWARTS!

Be sure to set your remembrall to remind you to join us next year on Aug. 28!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!