BOISE, Idaho — For over 11 years the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health (BCIFH) program puts on the Mayor's Walking Challenge. According to the BCIFH, The challenge is to encourage mayors to walk over 10,000 steps a day in the month of October and earn $1,000. Mayors who averaged 5,000 steps a day earned $500.
According to a news release, by BCIFH, this year, 108 Idaho mayors participated and raised $93,500. In comparison to last year, where there were 98 participating mayors which raised $85,500. This makes it the highest amount of money raised in Idaho for this challenge.
"The Mayor's Walking Challenge continues to grow and provides a way for Idaho mayors to be active and earn funds for their communities," Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health Senior Program Officer Courtney Frost said.
The funds raised go to projects as well as programs to encourage physical activity. According to the press release the money supports "a variety of projects and programs that promote a healthy lifestyle, including playgrounds, physical education equipment for schools, park amenities, scholarships for youth programs, and more."
Mayors from all over the region of Idaho participated. The BCIFH provided the 2024 Mayor's Walking Challenge Champions below:
EASTERN IDAHO
- American Falls: Rebekah Sorensen
- Menan: Nathan Bronson
- Ammon: Sean Coletti
- Montpelier: Ted Slivinski
- Arimo: Lonnie Gunter
- Mud Lake: Sherry Locascio
- Bancroft: LuCus Spencer
- Newdale: Chad Stevens
- Chubbuck: Kevin England
- Pocatello: Brian Blad
- Clifton: Duke Mumford
- Preston: Dan Keller
- Dayton: Troy Moser
- Rexburg: Jerry Merrill
- Downey: Rex Nielsen
- Rigby: Richard Datwyler
- Driggs: August Christensen
- Ririe: Howard Kimmel
- Drummond: Shawn Holwegner
- Roberts: B.J. Berlin
- Dubois: Erica Perez
- Rockland: Gretchen Munk
- Firth: Brandon Jolley
- Shelley: Stacy Pascoe
- Franklin: John Packer
- St. Anthony: Donald Powell
- Grace: Jackie Barthlome
- Swan Valley: Cameron Manwaring
- Iona: Evan Mann
- Tetonia: Brent Schindler
- Lava Hot Springs: Vicky Lyon
- Victor: Will Frohlich
- Lewisville: Curtis Thomas
- Weston: Greg Garner
- Malad City: Joan Hawkins
MAGIC VALLEY & CENTRAL IDAHO
- Albion: Isaac Loveland
- Ketchum: Neil Bradshaw
- Arco: Grady Parsons
- Leadore: Dale Peterson
- Bellevue: Chris Johnson
- Mackay: Richard S. Mangum
- Buhl: Pamela McClain
- Paul: Brent Stimpson
- Carey: Alyssa Cenarrusa
- Richfield: Tom Naylor
- Fairfield: Terry Lee
- Rupert: Tammy Jones
- Hazelton: Nicole Rogers
- Shoshone: Dan Pierson
- Heyburn: Dick Galbraith
- Stanley: Steve Botti
- Hollister: Robyn Grover
- Twin Falls: Jason Brown
- Jerome: David Davis
- Wendell: Rebecca Vipperman
NORTHERN IDAHO
- Bovill: Will Stokes
- Moyie Springs: Geoff Hollenbeck
- Clark Fork: Russell Schenck
- Oldtown: Lonnie Orr
- Cottonwood: Keith Holcomb
- Onaway: Sharon Shaffer
- Culdesac: William Vorrasi
- Orofino: Donna Wilson
- Deary: Jason Johnson
- Osburn: Kip McGillivray
- Dover: George Eskridge
- Pierce: Greg Gerot
- East Hope: Deborah Field
- Pinehurst: Skip Robinett
- Ferdinand: Ralph Wassmuth
- Plummer: Chris Dohrman
- Genesee: John Hermann
- Ponderay: Steve Geiger
- Hayden Lake: Lee Zink
- Post Falls: Ron Jacobson
- Juliaetta: Richard Groseclose
- Potlatch: David Brown
- Kellogg: Rod Plank
- Sandpoint: Jeremy Grimm
- Kendrick: Rose Norris
- Smelterville: Jessica Frank
- Kooskia: Christina Ulmer
- Stites: Gerald Cathey
- Lapwai: Antonio Smith
- Tensed: Ben Koester
- Lewiston: Dan Johnson
- Wallace: Lynn Mogensen
- Moscow: Art Bettge
- Winchester: Miriam Youngren
SOUTHWEST IDAHO
- Boise: Lauren McLean
- Idaho City: Kenny Everhart
- Caldwell: Jarom Wagoner
- McCall: Robert Giles
- Cambridge: Mark Loveland
- Meridian: Robert Simison
- Cascade: Judith Nissula
- Mountain Home: Rich Sykes
- Council: Bruce Gardner
- Nampa: Debbie Kling
- Crouch: Trevor Schiefelbein
- New Meadows: Julie Good
- Fruitland: Kari Peterson
- Parma: Angie Lee
- Garden City: John Evans
- Star: Trevor Chadwick
- Glenns Ferry: William Galloska
- Weiser: Randy Hibberd
- Homedale: Gheen Christoffersen
