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Bar Harbor Savings and Loan was the title sponsor for the Ninth Annual Run, Walk, Wag 5K which took place on Saturday October 3, 2026. BHSL volunteers came together to help on the day of the event. Board Members Jim McFarland and Kathleen Field helped with registration. Robert Shaw, Bill Weir, Board Members, and Rhonda Sawyer, Vice President and Sr. Loan Officer, staff members Ardette Spear and Ray Chalifour volunteered along the course.

BHSL has a long history with Island Connections—several BHSL current and past employees and Board members have donated their time and effort serving on the IC Board and volunteering with the organization.

The Run, Walk, Wag 5K is held in honor of Mary Parker, a dedicated Island Connections volunteer and employee whose work was cut short by cancer in 2015. Of the 55 runners and walkers, the top three finishers in the 2026 Run were Olivia Johnson with a time of 20:41.38, followed by Tobin Peacock and Jean Johnson.

The Run, Walk, Wag 5K is held in honor of Mary Parker, a dedicated Island Connections volunteer and employee whose work was cut short by cancer in 2015. Of the 55 runners and walkers the top three finishers in the 2026 Run were Olivia Johnson with a time of 20:41.38, followed by Tobin Peacock and Jean Johnson.

Money raised will support Island Connections in its mission to provide transportation for seniors and people with disabilities in the Mount Desert Island area. For more information about Island Connections, visit islconnections.org/contact-us.