Our inaugural partner family is the Ivester's from Dallas, Georgia. Clint is a Sales Director with First Data Corporation. Clint and Rhonda graduated from North Georgia College & State University. Clint started endurance racing after being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 24 and completed his first Half-Ironman triathlon in 2007. This is his first attempt at racing to raise funds for a cause. The Ivester's have been great friends of the McLean's over the years. Clint is outpacing us all in training so far. Go Clint.
The Baumgartner Family
Greg Baumgartner is joining the Half-Ironman Team to help with our fundraiser. Greg is an 11 year Navy Pilot, currently flying the C-9B (military version of the DC-9) in logistics flights across the globe, and currently stationed at the Naval Air Station in Whidbey island,Washingtion state. Greg has previously flown the MH-53E sea dragon for 3 years (big-time helicopter) and was an instructor pilot in Pensacola, FL for 2 1/2 years. Both he and his wife Merritt graduated from Bama. Merritt is a Physician's Assistant and they have two boys, Aden-5 and Hudson-2. Greg has recently helped another friend of his raise money for full-time Christian Ministry in missions work. Greg is being smart about his Half-IronMan training and has already joined a Master's Swim Class. Do it, Greg.
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Greg Baumgartner is joining the Half-Ironman Team to help with our fundraiser. Greg is an 11 year Navy Pilot, currently flying the C-9B (military version of the DC-9) in logistics flights across the globe, and currently stationed at the Naval Air Station in Whidbey island,Washingtion state. Greg has previously flown the MH-53E sea dragon for 3 years (big-time helicopter) and was an instructor pilot in Pensacola, FL for 2 1/2 years. Both he and his wife Merritt graduated from Bama. Merritt is a Physician's Assistant and they have two boys, Aden-5 and Hudson-2. Greg has recently helped another friend of his raise money for full-time Christian Ministry in missions work. Greg is being smart about his Half-IronMan training and has already joined a Master's Swim Class. Do it, Greg.
The Whittle Family
Welcome one more Half-IronMan participant to our fundraiser: Rodney Whittle of Louisville, KY. Rodney is a programmer at Humana Insurance Co. in Louisville, KY. His wife Sharon is a transplant to America from Ireland who loves to sew and work-out. They have one young married daughter and two grandboys. Rodney is a graduate of Furman University and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a past bivocational pastor, two-year international missionary, and computer skills trainer. Rodney has jumped right into his training, as he said the other day "I hate feeling weak". Go get 'em Rodney.
The Shearin Family
A big thank you to the Shearin's from Louisville, KY who have joined our cause as a partner family. Jason, Christine, Liam, and Maddie are going to be joining Amanda (Nathan's mom) and Jordan (Nathan's big brother) in training for a 5K this Spring and will be fundraising with us for neuroblastoma research. Maddie is Nathan's very good friend and the entire Shearin family are good friends of the McLean's. When we first told them about our fundraiser they were very excited and said, "just tell us what we can do--we want to help." Go Shearin's!
