THANK YOU Runners, Walkers, Volunteers, Committee, Donors and Angel Families who helped to make today possible! The love and support around John’s Baby Steps and our Angel Babies is amazing! It was a beautiful morning to celebrate our little ones watching over us!
Below are the results of the 5K Route:
OVERALL WINNERS
| Place |
Name |
City |
Age |
Gender |
Age Group |
Pace |
TIME |
| 1 |
Kristin Morgan |
|
32 |
F |
1 20-40 |
7:48/M |
24:10:00 |
| 2 |
James Morgan |
Stuart IA |
34 |
M |
1 20-40 |
7:48/M |
24:11:00 |
| 3 |
Trent Donnelly |
Adel IA |
39 |
M |
2 20-40 |
7:48/M |
24:11:00 |
MEN 41+
| Ted Roberts |
Ankeny IA |
58 |
8:18/M |
25:43:00 |
| Dave Danner |
Adel IA |
52 |
8:23/M |
26:00:00 |
WOMEN 41+
| Jennifer Popp |
Adel IA |
42 |
7:56/M |
24:37:00 |
| Sarah Miller |
De Soto IA |
41 |
9:15/M |
28:40:00 |
MEN 20-39
| James Morgan |
Stuart IA |
34 |
7:48/M |
24:11:00 |
| Trent Donnelly |
Adel IA |
39 |
7:48/M |
24:11:00 |
WOMEN 20-39
| Kristin Morgan |
Stuart, IA |
32 |
7:48/M |
24:10:00 |
| Megan Fandel |
|
34 |
8:20/M |
25:29:00 |
WOMEN 19 & under
| |
|
|
|
|
| Aliyah Dicksen |
Stuart, IA |
13 |
10:56/M |
33:54:00 |
| Paige Donnelly |
Stuart, IA |
13 |
10:56/M |
33:55:00 |
| Celia Kreifels |
Adel IA |
10 |
12:13/M |
37:51:00 |
| Annelise Kreifels |
Adel IA |
8 |
15:27/M |
47:55:00 |
OVERALL TIMES/PACE/PLACE
| Place |
Name |
City |
Age |
Gender |
Age Group |
Pace |
TIME |
| 1 |
Kristin Morgan |
|
32 |
F |
1 20-40 |
7:48/M |
24:10:00 |
| 2 |
James Morgan |
Stuart IA |
34 |
M |
1 20-40 |
7:48/M |
24:11:00 |
| 3 |
Trent Donnelly |
Adel IA |
39 |
M |
2 20-40 |
7:48/M |
24:11:00 |
| 4 |
Jennifer Popp |
Adel IA |
42 |
F |
1 41-99 |
7:56/M |
24:37:00 |
| 5 |
Ted Roberts |
Ankey IA |
58 |
M |
1 41-99 |
8:18/M |
25:43:00 |
| 6 |
Megan Fandel |
|
34 |
F |
2 20-40 |
8:20/M |
25:29:00 |
| 7 |
Dave Danner |
Adel IA |
52 |
M |
2 41-99 |
8:23/M |
26:00:00 |
| 8 |
Kimberly Meyers |
Dallas Center IA |
30 |
F |
3 20-40 |
8:24/M |
26:03:00 |
| 9 |
Cara Hotopp |
Urbandale IA |
36 |
F |
4 20-40 |
8:35/M |
26:36:00 |
| 10 |
Alicia West |
Van Meter IA |
28 |
F |
5 20-40 |
8:39/M |
26:49:00 |
| 11 |
Jeanna McBain |
Urbandale IA |
36 |
F |
6 20-40 |
8:42/M |
26:58:00 |
| 12 |
Kelly Meyers |
Dallas Center IA |
28 |
F |
7 20-40 |
9:04/M |
28:07:00 |
| 13 |
Sarah Miller |
De Soto IA |
41 |
F |
2 41-99 |
9:15/M |
28:40:00 |
| 14 |
Alicia Murphy |
Earlham IA |
28 |
F |
8 20-40 |
9:28/M |
29:22:00 |
| 15 |
Jessie Perry |
Adel IA |
31 |
F |
9 20-40 |
9:59/M |
30:58:00 |
| 16 |
Sarah Van Pelt |
|
29 |
F |
10 20-40 |
10:39/M |
33:01:00 |
| 17 |
Don Richardson |
|
56 |
M |
3 41-99 |
10:39/M |
33:01:00 |
| 18 |
Ashley Zika |
Adel IA |
30 |
F |
11 20-40 |
10:54/M |
33:48:00 |
| 19 |
Aliyah Dicksen |
|
13 |
F |
1 0-19 |
10:56/M |
33:54:00 |
| 20 |
Paige Donnelly |
|
13 |
F |
2 0-19 |
10:56/M |
33:55:00 |
| 21 |
Celia Kreifels |
Adel IA |
10 |
F |
3 0-19 |
12:13/M |
37:51:00 |
| 22 |
Katie Dwyer |
Greenfield IA |
29 |
F |
12 20-40 |
12:53/M |
39:57:00 |
| 23 |
Annelise Kreifels |
Adel IA |
8 |
F |
4 0-19 |
15:27/M |
47:55:00 |
| 24 |
Jayne England |
|
25 |
F |
13 20-40 |
16:01/M |
49:40:00 |
| 25 |
Becky Tigges |
|
33 |
F |
14 20-40 |
16:01/M |
49:40:00 |
| 26 |
Kayla Dill |
Des Moines IA |
39 |
F |
15 20-40 |
16:43/M |
51:50:00 |
| 27 |
Tim Stilwill |
West Des Moines IA |
45 |
M |
4 41-99 |
16:45/M |
51:55:00 |
| 28 |
Chelsie Stilwill |
West des Moines IA |
29 |
F |
16 20-40 |
16:45/M |
51:55:00 |
| 29 |
Mary Beth Drewe |
Urbandale IA |
36 |
F |
17 20-40 |
17:19/M |
53:42:00 |
| 30 |
Sara Flynn |
Clive IA |
37 |
F |
18 20-40 |
17:21/M |
53:48:00 |
| 31 |
Krista Schell |
Clive IA |
37 |
F |
19 20-40 |
17:21/M |
53:48:00 |
| 32 |
Allison Kipp |
Waukee IA |
36 |
F |
20 20-40 |
17:23/M |
52:52:00 |
| 33 |
Kelly Walsh |
Clive IA |
32 |
F |
21 20-40 |
17:23/M |
52:54:00 |
| 34 |
Molly Gedden |
Urbandale IA |
32 |
F |
22 20-40 |
17:23/M |
52:54:00 |
During the last 6 years that the John’s Charity has been established, here are a few things we have been able to do with the funds are:
~We have put 22 Defibrillators (AEDs) into 9 area school districts. This includes having one in each building and at least one to travel with sporting events.
Including: Adel-De Soto-Minburn, Nodaway Valley, Guthrie Center, Panorama, Van Meter, Winterset, Dallas Center-Grimes, Woodward-Granger, West Central Valley,
~We continue the upkeep the replacement pads and batteries every two years for the infant pads and every five years for the adult pads. If a set of pads has been opened and used we will replace them also.
~We have provided infant and small child CPR and First Aid training to over 100 people on a Free Will Donation Basis from a Certified American Heart Association Trainer.
~We have provided keepsakes to over 150 families going through a loss. Including, but not limited to, hand and foot print molds and ink prints.
~We have honored Angels at our events and named a Star after each of them. And we will continue to remember each of these Angels in years to come.
THANK YOU to all of you that has made this possible!
We are always looking for feedback and/or suggestions on how else we can help families and communities prevent and cope with infant and young child loss. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any input you may have!
Thanks for taking the time to visit John’s Charity’s website!
For 5 years Ryan and I tried to conceive a child. We went through multiple fertility treatments. During those 5 years we had 3 positive pregnancies that all ended within the first 8 weeks.
On June 5, 2013 I took a in home pregnancy test and it was positive! Just like the others I was worried about losing this one too. So we tried to hold in our excitement. At week 7 we heard our baby’s heartbeat for the first time and we were ecstatic but we knew we weren’t out of the clear yet. Everything looked good at weeks 9 and 11 and 13! I was finally becoming more excited. Through blood work we found out we were expecting a baby boy! We decided his name would be Mason Cass Nemmers! We painted his room blue and picked out furniture and bedding for his nursery. Finally I felt our dream of expanding our family was really happening!
As we went into our ultrasound appointment at week 21 I had no worries at all! Things had been going great! The ultrasound tech was doing her job and at one point paused so she could go get the doctor. That is never good sign! The doctor comes in and tells us that I had lost my amniotic fluid. She scheduled us to see a specialist later that day. We visited with the specialist and did a more in depth ultrasound and they told us the same news as the first doctor, I only had very little amniotic fluid left. This was called pprom, preterm premature rupture of membranes. The doctor said I would probably go into labor within the next month. Thinking back to prior weeks I started leaking fluid at around 14 weeks. My ob doctor assured me that was normal and was never concerned. Since it broke so early we wouldn’t know until delivery if Mason’s lungs would be developed. The amniotic fluid is what helps develop the baby’s lungs.
Knowing that if Mason survived delivery he would probably need to be in the NICU we did some research and found that the University of Iowa Hospitals had a great NICU unit. We visited with their doctors and came up with an admission plan. At 24 weeks we were admitted to UofI Hospital and our game plan was to monitor Mason each day by checking his heartbeat and hope we could make it to 34 weeks to then deliver via c-section due to Mason was breached and we knew he wouldn’t be able to turn without having fluid. Ryan and I prepared ourselves for a long stay away from home. His work was generous enough to let him work in Iowa City so he could stay with me. Mason’s heartbeat was great everytime we checked it. The doctor was looking for signs of distress and if he saw that happen I would have to go in for an emergency c-section. Our first 2 weeks were boring…but a good boring because nothing was changing with Mason’s heartbeat.
On November 7, 2013 at 2:30 am I woke up with lower stomach pain. I gave it some time before calling the nurse because I thought maybe I just needed to use the restroom but when it wasn’t going away I knew I needed to call the nurse. She hooked me up to the monitor to check Mason’s heartbeat and to also check to see if the monitor would pick up any contractions that I may have been having. And just like the last 2 weeks it was looking great! The doctor came in to see if I was dilated and I was not. So since everything looked great we continued on with our day. Ryan went back to Des Moines for a few hours and I rested all day. Throughout the day my pain continued and it was becoming more frequent. Ryan was on his way back to be with me and as he arrived the nurse was hooking me back up to the heart monitor. She was having a hard time getting a good read on it so she called the doctor in. Dr. Krupp arrived and said it’s go time and called the OR to prepare for a c-section. Just as the staff arrived to take me to the OR Dr. Krupp gave us the news that Mason’s heart had stopped. At 5:18 pm I delivered our sweet angel baby. He was born at 26 weeks gestation weighing 1 lb 12 oz and was 13 1/2 in long. Although Mason isn’t with us we think about him everyday!
Written by Mason’s mom, Amber Nemmers
