Brenda LaFevre of New York comforts Margaret Bubier of Sabattus as “Team Nannie” makes their way down Turner Street during the 10th Annual Hospice House 5K in Auburn on Sunday. Sonya Purington of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice said about 400 people either ran or walked during the event that raised money for those who do not have insurance or the money, but need end of life care. Bubier said “Team Nannie” celebrated her mother, Nannie’s 100th birthday on Sunday. Nannie passed away at the age of 94 while being cared for at the Hospice House. Bubier’s son, Scott, also died at the Hospice House at the age of 58. 

Alexis York, 9, and her brother, Landen Bowden, 5, place memorial pinwheels in memory of their great uncle, Al Pray, prior to the start of the 10th Annual Hospice House 5K in Auburn on Sunday. People could make pinwheels to help mark the event’s ten-year anniversary. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)

About 400 people participated in the 10th Annual Hospice House 5K in Auburn on Sunday, said Sonya Purington of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice. The event started and finished at Central Maine Community College and raised money for those who do not have insurance or the money, but need end of life care, said Purington. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)

Tina Meserve of Livermore was the first female to cross the finish line during the 10th Annual Hospice House 5K in Auburn on Sunday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)

Gabriel Escobar of Lewiston placed second during the 10th Annual Hospice House 5K in Auburn on Sunday. Osman Doorow, not pictured, won the race. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)


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