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'Going the Extra Mile' fund-raiser

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Zeke Gau, 11, crosses the finish line of the mile run during the Going the Extra Mile fundraiser Saturday morning in Perrysburg.

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Kristen Bates, 17, left, carefully paints a Perrysburg Yellow Jacket on Abby Davis, 9, during the Going the Extra Mile fundraiser.

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Zachary Shultz, 11, of Perrysburg, center, makes his way to the finish line of the mile run during the Going the Extra Mile fundraiser Saturday morning in Perrysburg. The event's goal is to help recuperate a portion of the $91,000 missing from Perrysburg Elementary Parents Association and Toth Parents Club to provide funding for the 2012-2013 school year. The event included a mile run/walk, live music courtesy of the Perrysburg Marching Band, a raffle and games. Shultz crossed the finish line second in the run.

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Lia Wagner, 2, center, hung out with a few other toddlers while their mother's visited during the Going the Extra Mile fundraiser.

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Kristen Rodzos, of Perrysburg, center, laughs with her daughter, Tatiana, 15, right, while the pair manned the raffle line during the Going the Extra Mile fundraiser.

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T.J. Christoff, 9, left, and Michael Rausch, 9, both of Perrysburg, face off against one another in one of the inflatable games during the Going the Extra Mile fundraiser.

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