A run and walk race designed to raise money in support of Bay City Central Principal Tim Marciniak has been canceled after a race official said not enough participants signed up. The Mending Marciniak Perseverance run and walk was scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Bay County Community Center, 800 John F. Kennedy Dr. Chandra Gilliam, an organizer for the event, said last year there were 80 people who registered for the event, while only three signed up this year. Marciniak, who has been the Bay City Central principal for 7 years, was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in 2009. The Mending Marciniak group started as a way to support Marciniak. The group sold purple wristbands with and T-shirts to raise money for the American Cancer Society and a scholarship for Bay City Central students. Two years, ago, the group started the 3K/5K run and walk race.
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